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We are a government agency that helps to deliver economic confidence by supporting those in financial distress, tackling financial wrongdoing and maximising returns to creditors. The Insolvency Service is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade...
You may be able to get a one-off payment if you've been diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma, and your exposure to asbestos happened in the UK
Find out about assessments, interest charges and penalties for incorrect returns and late payments and how to appeal.
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
Find out what help you can get to help you manage your debts.
Detailed information about the Insolvency Service’s investigation and enforcement work, how we achieve our outcomes and how to complain about misconduct.
How to apply for bankruptcy: how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and assets when you're bankrupt.
If you're owed money in a bankruptcy or company liquidation case, use a Proof of Debt form to register as a creditor and make a claim for the money you're owed
Constant Attendance Allowance - extra money to help pay for care if you get Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit or a War Disablement Pension
Your rights when bailiffs visit your home - entering your home, debts, complaining about private bailiffs, court bailiffs, civilian enforcement officers, certificated enforcement agents. Includes information from the withdrawn EX345 guidance.
How to reclaim bona vacantia after a dissolved company is restored to the register.
Guidance for creditors of a debt that has been placed in a ‘breathing space’.
Get information on bankruptcy, redundancy, paying off your debts, company insolvency and misconduct of trading companies and partnerships.
The Recovery Loan Scheme supports access to finance for small and medium sized UK businesses, so they can grow and invest.
Use this form to apply to repay your creditors if your total debts are less than £5,000 and one of the debts is either a county court or High Court order.
How to notify DWP to stop or restart deductions from benefits for fuel, water or rent arrears when a debtor starts or ends a ‘Breathing Space’.
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