Community Bond

Help provide affordable finance for local community projects around Britain, and earn a guaranteed interest rate, with our Community Savings Bond.

Earn a guaranteed interest rate and help local community projects, too!

It works like this:

  • you invest at a guaranteed interest rate
  • you choose how much of the interest you want to be paid to community projects in an area of your choice 
  • the lower the interest rate you choose to receive, the more money will be invested in community projects
  • you can choose to give your donation to any one of 11 regions to help support community projects

Please read this important legal information

Community Bond rates


BalanceAERGross RateNet Rate
3-year Growth*2.50%2.50%2.00%
1-year Growth2.40%2.40%1.92%

* Only available to existing 3 Year Community Bond investors
Minimum investment £500
Last updated on: 19 Dec 2008.

Gross is the interest paid before the deduction of tax.

Annual Equivalent Rate (AER) illustrates what the interest rate would be if paid and compounded each year.

Net is the interest rate paid after the deduction of tax.

It is not possible for the monthly interest to be paid or compounded into the Fixed Rate Bond. This will be calculated daily and paid monthly into a NatWest current account or NatWest instant

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