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Find out how to use your Aggregates Levy account, what records you must keep and how long to keep them.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Mrs Justice Eady on 3 May 2024.
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.
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
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
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
Statutory demands are a formal way of asking for a debt to be paid - get the forms to send, cancel or set aside a statutory demand.
Information for people who have a Debt Relief Order about what happens after.
During Debt Awareness Week, we talk to Neil Sutton, a senior leader within the bankruptcy and Debt Relief Order teams at the Insolvency Service, about some of the options that can help people on their journey out of debt.
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.
Get information on bankruptcy, redundancy, paying off your debts, company insolvency and misconduct of trading companies and partnerships.
How to apply for bankruptcy: how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and assets when you're bankrupt.
Get help to make a Time to Pay arrangement if you are an individual or business who owes a debt to HMRC.
Contact HM Revenue and Customs if you cannot pay your tax bill - get more time to pay or pay in instalments.
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
Debt recovery if you're owed money from people or businesses in an EU country.
Search the Individual Insolvency Register for details about bankruptcy orders, Debt Relief Orders, Individual Voluntary Arrangements, and restrictions orders and undertakings
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