Nationwide £50 Bonus Cheque Deadline: How to Claim the “Big Nationwide Thank You” Before 1 January 2026
With New Year just days away, Nationwide Building Society is urging members who received a paper cheque—rather than an automatic bank credit—to pay it in before 1 January 2026 or risk losing the money. Nationwide says all payments under its “Big Nationwide Thank You” scheme have already been issued, but cheques must be paid in by the deadline to avoid missing out. Nationwide+2Nationwide+2 The timing matters: 1 January 2026 is a UK bank holiday, so leaving it to the last moment could be a gamble if your bank’s cheque-deposit options (branch, app, or Post Office) are limited over the holiday