Millions of customers with Nationwide are awaiting news this week regarding the potential receipt of an additional £100 Fairer Share bonus. The building society has been granting £100 bonus payments to millions of customers over the past three years. The decision on whether the bonus will be distributed in 2026 is expected to be revealed on Thursday along with Nationwide’s latest full-year financial results.
Nationwide will announce the specific criteria for eligibility to receive the one-off bonus. In previous years, customers were required to have a qualifying current account, along with a savings account or mortgage with Nationwide.
For various Nationwide account types such as FlexOne, FlexStudent, FlexGraduate, FlexAccount, FlexDirect, and FlexBasic, different eligibility conditions applied, including minimum account activity requirements. FlexPlus customers simply needed to pay the monthly fee to qualify for the bonus.
Savings account holders needed to have a minimum of £100 saved, while mortgage customers were required to have at least £100 remaining to pay off by the end of March. Although the qualifying conditions may vary from previous years, this overview from 2025 provides insight into how the process typically worked.
If eligible for the Fairer Share bonus, the money will be automatically deposited into the Nationwide account of qualifying customers. Last year, Nationwide introduced the Fairer Share scheme in May, with payments distributed in June and July.
The bonus amount is considered as savings for tax purposes, and customers can earn up to £1,000 in savings interest annually before tax obligations arise. In the previous year, Nationwide distributed £400 million to over four million customers, following a rise in statutory profit before tax to a record £2.3 billion.
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