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Barclays closed this offer on 27 Aug 2026.
View the current Barclays offer: £300 Free Cash
Barclays: £200 Free Cash
22 mins£545/hr
Barclays is a UK high street bank offering current accounts, savings, mortgages and investments.
Offer overview
Chris · Your personal guide
Switch
- Download the Barclays app and apply
- Please note this is a hard credit check.
Eligibility
- Does not qualify:Open Barclays current account on or before 9 June 2026
- Does not qualify:Previous Barclays CASS bonus
Step by Step Guide
- 1Open the Barclays switch offer.
This offer has ended, so there is nothing to start here.
View the current Barclays offer: £300 Free Cash - 2Download the Barclays app from the App Store or Google Play.
Already have a Barclays credit card, mortgage or savings account? You still qualify, but you need to delete the app first, then reinstall it and register as a new customer. Your new account can take up to 48 hours to appear.
- 3Open the app and apply for the Barclays Bank Account (no monthly fee).
- 4When asked, select ‘Yes’ to switch your existing bank account using the Current Account Switch Service (CASS).
- 5Enter your existing bank’s sort code and account number to start the switch. Make sure at least 2 Direct Debits will transfer across.
- Transfer at least £2,000 into your new Barclays account.
Don't have it all up front? Pay in £500 from another bank, leave it 24 hours, then move it back out and repeat. 4 rounds of the same £500 counts as the full £2,000.
Your salary counts towards this, or you can do a manual bank transfer.
Complete within 30 days of opening your account
- Check your Barclays account for the £200 free cash credit.
Once received, keep Barclays as your main account or switch to your next bank switch offer.
Quick review
Barclays
Wondering whether Barclays is worth it beyond the bonus? Here is our honest take.
If you're new to Barclays, there's up to £300 on the table for switching: £150 once you've switched and paid in a £2,000 salary within 30 days, then another £150 for using the account over the next five months. Premier-eligible switchers can get up to £600. Heads up though, Barclays runs a hard credit check, so weigh that up if a mortgage application is coming up.
Chris' verdictYour personal guide, QuidsyFor a switcher, Barclays is offering one of the bigger bank switch deals on Quidsy: up to £300 on its everyday account, or up to £600 on Premier. You get the first £150 once you’ve switched and paid in a £2,000 salary within 30 days, and the second £150 over the next five months as long as you keep making 10 debit card payments a month.
The main consideration is the commitment: the £2,000 salary pay-in is higher than most switches ask, and the card payments run for five months, not one. There’s also a hard credit check, so if you’ve got a mortgage application coming up in the next few months, weigh that up before applying.
If you’re new to Barclays and your salary can land there for a few months, this is well worth doing. Outside the switch offer, Barclays is a sensible everyday bank for anyone who likes a mix of strong app and physical branches. Just don’t expect any in-credit interest fireworks.
Barclays Bank UK PLC is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority (FRN 759676). Eligible deposits are protected up to £120,000 per person by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.