Overview
- Lloyds Banking Group has scheduled 55 UK closures for 2026, comprising 40 Lloyds branches and 15 Halifax sites.
- The banks have published location-by-location closure dates on their websites, spanning January to March and resuming in October.
- Lloyds cites more than 21 million app users as evidence of a long-term shift toward digital banking.
- Mitigation measures include Community Bankers, access to shared banking hubs, and cash services through the Post Office and PayPoint.
- Consumer groups note over 6,000 UK branch closures since 2015 and urge faster rollout of accessible hubs to support in‑person banking needs.