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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
Use this service if you need to repay debt to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Get contact details for official receivers in England and Wales
Find out what help you can get to help you manage your debts.
As changes to Debt Relief Orders come into force this week, we talk to the Insolvency Service’s Andrew Shore, who has overseen the change, to find out all you need to know.
How to tax a beneficial loan arrangement for a director or employee.
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
Get help to make a Time to Pay arrangement if you are an individual or business who owes a debt to HMRC.
Guidance for debt advisers who need to create and submit a DRO application.
How to notify DWP to stop or restart deductions from benefits for fuel, water or rent arrears when a debtor starts or ends a ‘Breathing Space’.
This Debt Fairness Charter is for people who owe personal debt to central government. It outlines how people repaying these debts should be treated.
Consultation about a new power which will allow HMRC to recover debts from the accounts of debtors who are able to pay what they owe but have chosen not to do so.
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
A company that enters formal insolvency will in many cases have outstanding debts.
Find out how to recognise disguised remuneration tax avoidance schemes and settle your tax affairs with HMRC.
HMRC is aware of scheme users being told we will demand a deed of release before agreeing a settlement of your disguised remuneration liabilities.
If you're owed money in a bankruptcy or company liquidation case, use a Proof of Debt form to register as a creditor and make a claim for the money you're owed
Guidance for creditors of a debt that has been placed in a ‘breathing space’.
Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) and deducting any money an employee owes the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from their pay
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