M&S is making huge reward scheme change - how it affects you

M&S Club Rewards costs £10 a month and offers perks such as extra points when you shop in M&S, free next day delivery and hot drinks vouchers

Marks and Spencer is making some huge changes to its credit card reward perks from next month.

M&S Club Rewards is a subscription service offered to M&S credit card holders. It costs £10 a month and offers perks such as extra points when you shop in M&S, free next day delivery and hot drinks vouchers. However, M&S is getting rid of its free next day delivery perk, worth £5.99, from November 13.

The supermarket is also changing its rewards points. Instead of earning three M&S points for every £1 spent in local currency when you’re abroad, you’ll only get one point for every £5 spent. But it’s not all bad news - as members will be given extra vouchers instead.

At the moment, shoppers get three £15 vouchers and one £20 voucher, totalling £65, to spend in the clothing or home departments, either in-store or online. But the shake-up will see members get £120 worth of M&S vouchers annually - including four £25 vouchers for clothing, home, and beauty, plus two £10 vouchers for use at M&S food halls.

M&S is also switching up its birthday perk. Instead of getting an M&S £12 food hall voucher on your birthday, you’ll get an unspecified gift, which could be a voucher or reward points boost. In an email seen by The Sun, M&S said: "We're always listening to our customers and looking for ways to give you more of the things you love at M&S. So, from November 13, we're making a few changes to the benefits you get throughout the year to give you more of what our customers value most.

"Customers have told us they want more vouchers, so we're increasing your M&S vouchers from £65 to £120 per year. You'll still earn an extra two rewards points for every £1 spent at M&S on top of any Rewards points you earn on your M&S credit card. You'll also get 32 hot drink vouchers and a treat for your birthday."

An M&S Club Rewards spokesperson said: "We're in the process of contacting our existing M&S Club Rewards customers, to give them advance notice that some of their benefits will be changing."

It comes after M&S announced plans to hire 11,000 members of staff for the busy Christmas period. M&S is hiring for new customer assistants, who will help serve customers on the shop floor, as well as restocking shelves. Those who are interested can apply for the new supermarket roles now and will be expected to start work from mid-November.

There will be a variety of roles and flexible working patterns available. To apply, candidates can visit the M&S careers page and complete an application - if successful, you’ll then be invited to either a 1-2-1 interview or group assessment.