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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…
Use this service if you need to repay debt to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Use this service if you need to repay money to the Department for Work and…
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…
Check if you can claim relief from VAT if you supply goods or services to a customer, but you are not paid.
The role of the Government Debt Management Function (GDMF), the Government Debt Strategy, the Debt Functional Standard, and the the Debt Centre of Excellence
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
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
A Debt Relief Order (DRO) is a solution to deal with personal debts you cannot pay. It helps you make a fresh start (with some restrictions).
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.
Find out about VAT payments deferred between 20 March and 30 June 2020.
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 who has to pay VAT payments on account, how HMRC works out your payments, the alternatives and how and when to pay.
A company that enters formal insolvency will in many cases have outstanding debts.
Get information and advice on statutory redundancy pay in England, Scotland and Wales - telephone, opening hours
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.
South West Hertfordshire Probation Centre, is a probation contact centre, within the East of England region.
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
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