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Ways to put money into your account

Pay in cash and cheques made out to you

Over the counter at your local branch. Complete a paying-in form and give it to the cashier along with the cheque or cash.
Deposit machines at your local branch. These machines give you a receipt.
The self-service paying-in box at your local branch – complete a paying-in form, put it into an envelope and put it in the box. Be careful – you don’t get a receipt when you do this, so if there’s a dispute about the amount paid in, it might not be easy to sort it out.
By post – cheques only. Send in cheques by post using a paying-in form, which you can get from your bank – they’re sometimes included at the back of your chequebook too.
Safety tips

Always get a receipt if you can, and keep it somewhere safe.
Never send cash in the post.
Receive money into your account automatically

Salary,benefits and other payments are usually paid into your account automatically, usually under a system called:

BACS (Bankers’ Automated Clearing Services), or
CHAPS (Clearing House Automated Payment System). This means they’re transferred directly from another account.
Your employer, or whoever is paying money into your account, will need the following bank details:

Your sort code
Your account number
Note: to receive a payment you don’t need to share the long number across the front of your debit card.

If the payment is coming from abroad, you’ll need to provide:

Your IBAN (International Bank Account Number)
BIC (Bank Identification Code)
You can usually find all these details on your bank statement, or by asking your bank.