30 September 2022 is the last day you can use £20 and £50 paper notes

You can use paper £20 and £50 notes until 30 September 2022

After this date, you can deposit them with your bank, if you have a UK bank account.

The Post Office may also accept withdrawn notes as a deposit into any bank account you can access with them.

The Bank of England will always exchange its withdrawn notes. You can send them to us by post at your own risk.