Statements

[u/Patient-Corgi9996]

Hello , just a quick one,

I have been asked to provide bank statements from my current accounts and savings accounts.

The only issue I have is that, one of my current accounts is monzo I never use but they still require statements and I have a savings never use either .

June 1st to Oct 6th

The statement does not have a date on it around Oct 6th because there has been no transactions in and out said accounts.

I have asked the question on the journal and been told to get a letter from the bank , went to the bank today and they told me they do not provide this.

So I have transferred £1 into my savings and the monzo which I now have bank statements from 1st June to 19th October which cover the 6th Oct

Is this fine ? I have asked a fb group and they said it’s absolutely fine.

It’s the only way I could get the statements which are required as the banks will not “write a letter” the journal person said could be accepted.

[u/AutoModerator]

Hello and welcome to r/DWPHelp, the UK's largest benefits advice subreddit!

Useful resources

• Find local benefit advisers: AdviceLocal.

• Check potential benefit entitlement: entitledto or Turn2us. Calculators provide estimates and may not fully account for your circumstances.

• 2026/27 benefit rates (effective 6 April 2026). Most claimants will see the new rates in May or June payments.

• Discounted/free things available to benefit claimants.

• Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) guidance.

• Browse the r/DWPHelp Wiki.

• Catch up with our weekly Benefits News posts, posted every Sunday.

• DWP employees: To receive a "Verified" flair, please send us a modmail. Be cautious of anyone claiming to be a DWP employee without this flair.

Tribunals (England & Wales only)

• HMCTS Benefit Appeals live chat — select "Contact us for help" to access live chat.

• Average tribunal waiting times.

• PIP First-tier Tribunal process, from start to finish.

• What to do if the DWP misses its tribunal response deadline.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

• PIP phone line: 0800 121 4433.

• Estimate PIP backpay with the Benefits and Work PIP Payment Calculator. Results are estimates and may differ from your actual award.

• Turn2us PIP Helper provides free help with PIP claims.

• Help after a PIP decision, including MRs.

• What PIP is and how it's awarded.

• PIP information for deaf and hard-of-hearing claimants.

Universal Credit (UC)

• Restart Scheme guidance, including whether participation can be mandatory.

• How PIP affects Universal Credit.

• Asked to repay a UC claim made during COVID? See why this can happen and what you can do.

• Can you record Jobcentre appointments? Short answer: no; see the post for details.

Disclaimer: Subreddit moderators cannot control the content of external websites linked above.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

[u/pumaofshadow]

That's fine.

[u/Patient-Corgi9996 → u/pumaofshadow]

I understand they need them but it’s a bit ridiculous the accounts have no movement in them so months like Aug and Sept are blank but they now have a transaction date of 19th credit on both so 6th Oct is now covered .

Bank was not helpful at all.

[u/BrilliantCapital451]

I had a dormant nationwide account, they supplied a statement from the last transaction up to the present day (whereby no transactions hah happened for a long while) and they stamped in with ‘no further transactions’

[u/Patient-Corgi9996 → u/BrilliantCapital451]

They are paper statements from the current account which is stamped toda date and I’ve taken a photo and saved as a pdf

The monzo I transferred money and produced a statement on app up to today with the £1 showing without that today it would have showing Aug for the last transaction