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The role of the Government Debt Management Function (GDMF), the Government Debt Strategy, the Debt Functional Standard, and the the Debt Centre of Excellence
Guidance on debt relief orders for debt advisers. To search, press ‘control’ and ‘f’ on your keyboard at the same time. A search box will appear.
Late commercial payments - interest and debt recovery costs you can charge businesses for late payments
You can claim interest and debt recovery costs if another business is late…
The interest you can charge if another business is late paying for goods…
You can also charge a business a fixed sum for the cost of recovering a…
Benefit overpayments - how they happen, your responsibilities, making repayments to DWP Debt Management, appeal an overpayment decision, Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA)
When debt payments can be taken from your wages, changing how much you pay, paying it off early, and reporting a change to your circumstances
Guidance for creditors applying to take a debt recovery step, cancel or amend the ‘breathing space’, or have a debt removed.
Debts you owe (for example court fines, rent or Council Tax) can be deducted from your benefits – sometimes called third party deductions or Fuel Direct
How to reclaim bona vacantia after a dissolved company is restored to the register.
How to prioritise and reduce your debts, and where to get free debt advice
The DMO carries out the government’s debt management policy of minimising financing costs over the long term, taking account of risk. We minimise the cost of offsetting the government’s net cash flows over time, while operating in a risk appetite...
How your local council can help if you're struggling to pay Council Tax - and what action they can take to get any money you owe from you
A Debt Relief Order (DRO) is a solution to deal with personal debts you cannot pay. It helps you make a fresh start (with some restrictions).
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
Find out what help you can get to help you manage your debts.
Check if you can claim for bad debt relief if a customer is insolvent and can no longer pay what they owe for taxable aggregate.
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
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