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Save direct from your salary with a credit union

23 September 2024

We’re helping colleagues to become savers and with 4 paydays left until Christmas there’s still time to open a savings account.


Last year, the average UK household spent £1,811 on Christmas festivities which can cause a shock to a family’s budget. It’s never a better time to start saving for this Christmas and beyond.

Open a credit union account

Local Credit Unions are a great place to squirrel away those savings and thanks to our relationships with local Credit Unions, you can save directly from your salary in 3 easy steps:

  1. Open an account with a Credit Union. Find one local to you.
  2. Once membership is complete, complete our easy-to-use salary savings scheme.
  3. Sit back and watch your savings grow.

Signing up is free and safe with your savings completely protected by the government’s Financial Services Compensation Scheme. This means that savings of up to £85,000 will be refunded to you, should the credit union collapse.

Whatever you can afford to save each month adds up over time.

Start your savings journey today. For more information or a confidential chat, please email affordable.credit@derbyshire.gov.uk