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Guidance for creditors applying to take a debt recovery step, cancel or amend the ‘breathing space’, or have a debt removed.
This Data Usage Agreement to analyse vulnerable and overlapping debtors across a range of government departments and local authorities was approved and put in place in 2020.
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).
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
How to make debt deductions from an employee's pay because of an 'attachment of earnings order' (AEO) from a court. Includes information from the withdrawn A/E guidance.
Dealing with a Debt Relief Order (DRO) including application process
Includes recovering debts, registering for bankruptcy and as a creditor
Information on the Taking Control of Goods Act and other remedies available to creditors.
Use this form to apply to the court for an order that a judgment debtor attends court to give information under oath about their financial situation.
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