Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Important information about compensation arrangements
Your eligible deposits held by a UK establishment of Barclays Bank UK PLC are protected up to a total of £85,000 by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, the UK's deposit guarantee scheme. This limit is applied to the total of any deposits you have with the following: Barclays, Barclays Business Banking, Barclays Premier Banking, Barclays Wealth Management and Tesco Bank. Any total deposits you hold above the limit between these brands are unlikely to be covered. Please see below for further information.
For information about the Financial Services Compensation Scheme you can read:
Useful information about the FSCS
The scheme pays compensation if a firm is unable, or likely to be unable, to pay claims against it. The scheme is an independent body and it's free to consumers.
Your eligible deposits held by Barclays Bank UK PLC are protected up to a total of £85,000.
Joint account holders are each entitled to claim compensation. Where you hold joint accounts, you’ll be allocated an equal share of any joint account balance which will count towards your individual combined balance.
This page is a summary of the scheme.
For more information and full details of the limitations:
Email the FSCS:
Or alternatively you can call 0800 678 1100.