Cash counts at Christmas – 50 per cent of people give money as a Christmas gift

Anyone still looking for a last minute Christmas gift may be set to join half of people (50 per cent)* across Britain in giving cash as a Christmas gift this year.

For the over 55s it’s a particularly popular choice with almost two thirds (64 per cent)* of the over 55’s opting to send cash gifts to people, including their children and grandchildren at Christmas.

For 35 to 44 year olds there’s a role reversal with one in ten (11 per cent) giving cash to their parents during the festive season.

For people who have left it until the last minute to send their cash in time for Christmas Day, MoneyGram® from the Post Office® offers a quick and easy solution to their cash gifting dilemmas.

In just ten minutes**, cash can travel from any Post Office® branch to and from outlets nationwide. And with 125,000 locations in approximately 170 countries and territories worldwide, whether your money is travelling to Southampton or South Africa, it’s never been easier to use the Post Office® and MoneyGram® service.

The Post Office® and MoneyGram now offer by far the largest international money transfer network in the UK and have a fully computerised service making it even faster to send and receive cash too.