[Taf]

With cashless, it is perfectly possible for your every purchase and money movement to be known to those who have access to the systems. The DWP has announced that it will be demanding that banks inform them of how much is sitting in accounts that could exceed the maximum allowed for certain State Benefits.

I drilled holes into my contactless card to stop it acting as such, basically cutting the aerial. It is not a chore for me to enter the PIN each time, but would block anyone stealing it and then using it before I had it blocked by the bank.