Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in London, and in each London borough, who do not have a bank account.
The information is not available in the format requested. Benefit and Pension recipients who do not have a bank account are paid by Simple Payment.
As of 15th January 2015, there were 44,528 benefit recipients and pensioners in Great Britain being paid by Simple Payment.