The Great British Cheque Report - Cheque and Credit Clearing ...

22• Person-to-person payments• Postal payments, such as gifts to individuals or charities• Subscriptions and other payments to clubs, societies andschools• Payments made by (or on behalf of) the housebound, orthose with physical impairments that make the use ofalternative payment mechanisms difficultWho still uses cheques?Today’s cheque users are not only those of us who areuncomfortable with newer payment methods. Women are morelikely to be regular cheque users than men. In 2007, 55 per cent ofwomen aged 35-44 and 53 per cent of women aged 45-54 wereThe Great British Cheque Reportregular cheque users, compared with 22 per cent and 32 percent of men in comparable age groups. Parents in particular stilluse cheques for one-off costs such as school trips or after-schoolactivities for children.2007EDC2C1AB65+55 to 6445 to 5435 to 4425 to 3416 to 24FemaleMale0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%Proportion of individuals making spontaneous payments by chequeat least once per month (2007)