Lloyds and Barclays hit by outages as customers report access issues
Lloyds and Barclays outages hit UK customers

Hundreds of customers of several UK banks, including Lloyds, Barclays, and Halifax, are reporting problems accessing their accounts or making payments, according to outage tracking site Downdetector.

Reports by bank

More than 200 users in the UK reported issues with Lloyds on Downdetector by 2:30pm on Monday, while nearly 300 users reported similar problems with Barclays. A smaller number of Monzo, Halifax, and HSBC customers also logged issues.

One Lloyds user wrote on Downdetector that they were "unable to make payments".

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Ongoing coverage

The outages were reported on July 27, 2026. This is a developing story and further updates may follow.

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