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Benefit overpayments - how they happen, your responsibilities, making repayments to DWP Debt Management, appeal an overpayment decision, Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA)
Tell the office dealing with your benefit straight away if: you think…
You may have to pay the money back if you’ve been overpaid. For example,…
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) can recover benefit…
How you pay back the overpayment depends on: whether you’re making…
How HMRC uses debt enforcement powers, debt collection agencies and what happens if you live abroad when you do not pay your tax bill.
Get free, confidential and independent advice on dealing with debt problems across the UK - telephone, fax, opening hours, website
Late commercial payments - interest and debt recovery costs you can charge businesses for late payments
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
Use this service if you need to repay debt to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Get help to make a Time to Pay arrangement if you are an individual or business who owes a debt to HMRC.
What to do if you receive a county court judgment (CCJ) - how to get it set aside or change what you pay, what happens if you do not pay, how to search the register. Includes information from the withdrawn...
Tax credit overpayments - repaying tax credits, repayment methods, what to do if you cannot repay
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
Find out how to account for VAT and who to contact if you're an insolvency practitioner and you're appointed over insolvent VAT-registered businesses.
This briefing sets out HMRC's approach to collecting tax debts and customer support as the UK emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Find out about repayment and remission of customs duties by HMRC and how to apply.
Check if you can claim relief from VAT if you supply goods or services to a customer, but you are not paid.
Contact HM Revenue and Customs if you cannot pay your tax bill - get more time to pay or pay in instalments.
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