Authorised users
Give people you trust access to your account
Invite someone to be an additional cardholder or account supervisor today in the Barclays app, in a branch or over the phone. For now, they’ll need to bank with us.
Authorised user roles
Designed to fit your needs on a temporary or on a long-term basis.
Additional cardholder
Someone to spend on your behalf
You can give up to four people an extra debit card to spend from your account. There’s no charge for additional cards.
You’ll be in control of how and where they can use it.
To use this service, you can send your trusted person an invitation from your app.
Account supervisor
Help with managing your finances
They can see your balance, past and recent transactions. You can also let them set controls on your debit card.
You control what level of access and permissions they have, so you can let someone help with your banking without handing over control of your account.
To use this free service, you can send your trusted person an invitation from your app.
Other options
There may be circumstances where you want to share more control of your finances or might need additional help with managing your money. Whether you need short-term or long-term support, or are simply planning for the future, there are other options available, which can include debit cards, like power of attorney or third-party access.
You’ll need to decide carefully what works best for you.
How to set up authorised users
Once you've decided that setting up an authorised user is right for you.
1. Sign up
You can apply to add authorised users in the app, in a branch or over the phone.
To use the app
- Open your app
- Tap on ‘More’
- Tap ‘Manage account’
- Select ‘Authorised users’
2. Your authorised user responds
A notification will immediately be sent to the person you’ve chosen as your authorised user. They’ll need to accept within seven days.
Authorised users need to bank with us to be eligible.
What’s right for you?
Review the authorised user roles we offer and read example user cases, to see which suits your circumstances.
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Additional cardholder
Additional cardholder
How an additional cardholder can help you on a temporary or on a long-term basis.
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Household support
Manage and oversee expenses for your household support like a child minder, for example. They’ll be able to spend from your account without being able to see your balance and transactions.
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Care support
Stay in control of your account while making it safe and easy for others to run errands and go shopping on your behalf.
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Partnership support
A way to share your account with someone you trust without the commitment of a joint current account.
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Account supervisor
Account supervisor
How someone can help you manage your finances on a temporary or on a long-term basis.
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Need a helping hand?
If you have money worries, you’re concerned about scams or need help controlling your spending, then having someone you trust supervise your accounts could help.
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Co-managed account
A parent or close friend could oversee your account with you, if you don’t feel fully able to do it on your own.
You're in control
No matter the role you add, you’ll still be in full control of your account. There are different levels of control you can have, depending on the type of authorised user you sign up.
Additional cardholder controls
As the account holder, you can
Your additional cardholder will
They won’t be able to see your balance and transactions, unless you give them permission to do so
Account supervisor controls
As the account holder, you can
- Prevent your card being used at certain places – for example, gambling websites
- Set cash withdrawal and spending limits
- Freeze cards, report a lost or stolen card, and order a replacement
The account supervisor will
Be able to see your balance and transactions to help you manage your account based on the controls and permissions you’ve set for them
Have you been asked to be an additional cardholder or account supervisor?
Download our guide [PDF, 61KB] for more details on your access and controls.
Manage authorised users in the Barclays app
For the best experience, you’ll need to get the Barclays app to manage authorised users. Once you’ve registered, follow these steps to get started
- Log in to the app
- Tap on ‘More’ on the home screen
- Tap ‘Manage account’
- Select ‘Authorised users’
If you want to remove someone’s access, you can do that in the same place in your app at any time. Just choose who you want to remove, then tap ‘Remove authorised user’.
You can also manage this service in a branch or over the phone.
For more information on how to manage your authorised user, we have some online guides.
FAQs
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No, a customer cannot have an authorised user on their account as well as a third party authority or power of attorney, because they have already given someone they trust access to their account.
If the account holder attempts to add a POA or TPA; an error message will appear advising they must remove the existing Authorised party first.
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To add an authorised user to your account, you’ll need to
- Have a personal current account with Barclays that isn’t a Mortgage Current Account, BarclayPlus Account or Currency Current Account. If you have a Young Person’s Account, you can add an account supervisor but not an additional cardholder
- Be a UK resident
- Be 16 or over to add an account supervisor
- Be 18 or over to add an additional cardholder
Your additional cardholder needs to be
- A Barclays UK customer
- A UK resident
- Age 11 or over
Your account supervisor needs to be
- A Barclays UK customer
- A UK resident
- Age 18 or over
Read our Authorised User additional terms [PDF, 82KB]