Nationwide Building Society is distributing a one-off £100 payment to eligible current account customers from June 10 to June 30, 2026, as part of its Fairer Share programme. However, not all customers will qualify for this bonus, which rewards those who meet specific criteria.
Eligibility Criteria for the £100 Payment
To receive the £100 bonus, customers must have held an open Nationwide current account on March 31, 2026, and also meet one of the following conditions: have at least £100 in qualifying savings or owe at least £100 on a qualifying mortgage. Additionally, they must have used their current account between January and March 2026.
Nationwide stated: “You must be a member of Nationwide with a qualifying current account, plus either qualifying savings or a qualifying mortgage. And you need to have met these criteria when we last checked on 31 March this year.”
Savings and Mortgage Requirements
Qualifying savings include having at least £100 in total across one or more personal savings accounts or cash ISAs with Nationwide at the end of any day in March 2026. For mortgages, customers must owe at least £100 on their Nationwide residential mortgage as of March 31, 2026.
Customers who do not meet these conditions will not receive the £100 bonus this year. Virgin Money customers who became Nationwide members after the transfer in April 2026 will not be eligible for the 2026 payment but may qualify in 2027, when Virgin Money accounts will be considered.
Payment Details
Nationwide will deposit the £100 directly into eligible customers' current accounts between June 10 and June 30, 2026. The payment will appear on bank statements as ‘Nationwide Fairer Share Payment’. If a customer closes their account before the payment is made and does not hold another Nationwide current account, they will lose eligibility.
The building society added: “We plan to make the payment of £100 to all eligible members between 10 June 2026 and 30 June 2026. We will pay the money into your Nationwide current account by electronic transfer.”
Important Notes
- Customers with multiple current accounts may receive the payment into any one of them.
- Payments will be made into sole accounts if available; otherwise, joint accounts will be used.
- No alternative payment methods are offered, and accounts under other trading names like Virgin Money or Clydesdale are excluded.
This year marks the fourth consecutive annual bonus under the Fairer Share scheme, which has distributed over £1.5 billion to members since 2023. Nationwide reported profits of £2 billion for the year ending March 31, 2026, enabling the £4.4 million payout to 4.4 million customers.
For those who qualify, the bonus is a welcome reward, but customers are advised to check their eligibility and ensure their accounts remain open to receive the payment.
