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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…
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.
Get free, confidential and independent advice on dealing with debt problems across the UK - telephone, fax, opening hours, website
Check if you can claim relief from VAT if you supply goods or services to a customer, but you are not paid.
Use this service if you need to repay debt to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
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.
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
Detailed information about the Insolvency Service’s investigation and enforcement work, how we achieve our outcomes and how to complain about misconduct.
Documents relating to the Best Value Inspection of Spelthorne Borough Council.
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
This briefing sets out HMRC's approach to collecting tax debts and customer support as the UK emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tax credit overpayments - repaying tax credits, repayment methods, what to do if you cannot repay
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