Having debt repayments taken from your wages

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Report a change in your circumstances

You must report any changes in your circumstances if you’re paying off a debt through your wages.

Change your name or address

If you need to change your name or address, tell:

  • the Centralised Attachment of Earning Payments (CAPS) office
  • the court who issued the court order
  • your creditor

CAPS office
caps@justice.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 123 1058
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm
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If you change or lose your job

  1. Tell the CAPS office your new employer’s details or that you’ve lost your job.

  2. Download and fill in form N56 in full, and send it to the court who issued the court order.

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