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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…
Plymouth Probation Office, is a probation contact centre, within the South West region.
Hyde Park House, is a probation contact centre, within the South West region.
Use this service if you need to repay debt to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
How to apply for bankruptcy: how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and assets when you're bankrupt.
Find out what help you can get to help you manage your debts.
How to prioritise and reduce your debts, and where to get free debt advice
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
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
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...
This page provides links to guidance produced by, or relating to, the Insolvency Service
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
Information about why we send a bankruptcy enquiry letter and what to do if you receive one.
A guide to what happens to a PPI claim after someone has been made bankrupt in England and Wales.
Southern region, Judge C A Rai (Chairman) , Mr M J F Donaldson FRICS MCI Arb MAE & Mr M R Jenkinson on 19 October 2021
Get help to make a Time to Pay arrangement if you are an individual or business who owes a debt to HMRC.
Find out what to do if you have something seized (Notice 12A).
Detailed information about the Insolvency Service’s investigation and enforcement work, how we achieve our outcomes and how to complain about misconduct.
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