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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 to take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
You can apply to a county court to claim money you’re owed by a person or…
You must pay a court fee when you make your claim. If you know the claim…
You can claim interest on the money you’re owed. The interest will be…
You can make your claim online, unless: you do not know how much money you…
Your claim, including your name and address, will be sent to the person or…
Mediation is when an impartial professional (the mediator) helps both…
If there’s a hearing, you can: represent yourself pay for a barrister or…
You can ask the court to collect payment from the person or business who…
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
You can have debt repayments taken out of your wages if you owe someone…
You can apply to get the payments reduced if you cannot afford them.…
Contact the Centralised Attachment of Earning Payments (CAPS) office to…
You must report any changes in your circumstances if you’re paying off a…
The Centralised Attachment of Earning Payments (CAPS) office will send you…
Walter Tull House, is a probation contact centre, within the East of England region.
How to make debt deductions from an employee's pay because of an 'attachment of earnings order' (AEO) from a court. Includes information from the withdrawn A/E guidance.
Kettering Municipal Offices, is a probation contact centre, within the East of England region.
Use this service if you need to repay debt to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
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...
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...
Use the Civil National Business Centre (CNBC) in Northampton to make bulk claims against customers who have defaulted on their payments.
How to prioritise and reduce your debts, and where to get free debt advice
Documents relating to the inspection into the governance of Northamptonshire County Council and proposed intervention.
If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
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.
How to appeal against a parking ticket, bus lane fine or other penalty charge notice (PCN) - and what happens if you get a charge certificate or order of recovery
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
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