Council endeavours to post Slough benefit cheques early due to Royal Mail strike
Slough Borough Council would like to assure all council tenants who receive benefit cheques by post that they will receive them this week, despite a looming strike from the Royal Mail this Friday, June 29.
It has been agreed that more than 700 cheques will be sent out on Wednesday instead of Friday and should be delivered to homes on Thursday June 28.
Dave Churchfield, postal services manager for Slough Borough Council, said: “We know how important it is for council tenants who receive benefits to get their cheques on time and were concerned when we heard about the Royal Mail postal strike.
“We wanted to make sure that the money arrived in time for bills to be paid and that no one
would go without, so hopefully, buy sending out the cheques two days early residents will have no need to worry.”
Commissioner for housing, Slough Cllr Tony Haines, added: “Well done to the council for pre-empting the situation and making sure that the cheques go out in time.
“It can be a very stressful situation for people who rely on these benefits to think that they will not receive their money on time.
“Let’s hope that this strike does not interfere too much with the council’s important mail.”
Slough Borough Council