HSBC have partnered with Shelter and other UK and local charities to help people without a fixed home address open a bank account.

This gives them a safe place to keep and spend money received from work or benefits, as well as a way to spend or save towards their future.

The service is available in 181 branches across the UK, where they work with charities to open bank accounts for people with no fixed address, helping people in their journey to get back on their feet.

Through the service, they are able to offer Basic Bank Accounts to people who do not have the proof of identity and address documents usually required to open an account.

By getting a bank account, these individuals are then able to access the welfare state and start the journey towards securing a home and a job.

The service is focused on people who are having ongoing support with a charity, with a view to no longer being homeless.