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Individual Insolvency Statistics Releases

Statistics on new individual insolvencies in England and Wales, and related statistics for Scotland and Northern Ireland

From:
The Insolvency Service
Published
30 July 2019
Last updated
17 October 2025 — See all updates

Individual Insolvency Statistics Releases

This statistics collection contains the Insolvency Service’s regular statistical releases on individual insolvency (people who are unable to pay debts and enter formal insolvency procedures). Publications included here are:

Individual Insolvency Statistics

Monthly statistics on individual insolvencies primarily in England and Wales, with information presented separately for Scotland and Northern Ireland due to differences in legislation and policy. Prior to March 2024, this statistics publication was released only quarterly. These historic quarterly publications can also be found on this page. A combined company and individual monthly statistics publication that was produced between April 2020 and February 2024 can be found here.

This publication is designated as accredited official statistics. The publication was independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) in July 2024. They comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality, and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. Further details of the OSR’s review of these statistics can be found in their published Compliance Check.

Monthly company insolvency statistics can be found on the company insolvency statistics releases page.

Individual Insolvencies by Location, Age and Gender

This release breaks individual insolvencies down by age and gender as well as by region; county; local authority; parliamentary constituency and electoral ward in England and Wales. This release is published annually and is designated as Official Statistics.

Prior to the 2021 edition (published 1 April 2022), the parliamentary constituency supplement was published separately to the main release.

Individual Voluntary Arrangement Outcomes and Providers

Provides a breakdown on the outcomes of individual voluntary arrangements and the number of new individual voluntary arrangements registered by provider. This release is published annually and is designated as Official Statistics.

Documents

Updates to this page

Published 30 July 2019
Last updated 17 October 2025 show all updates

  1. September 2025 publication added

  2. August 2025 individual insolvencies publication added

  3. July publication added

  4. June 2025 publication added

  5. Updated for May 2025 publication

  6. Documents updated - the publication 'Individual insolvencies, April 2025' has been added to the collections list.

  7. Updated for March 2025

  8. Individual insolvencies by location, age and gender 2024 statistics added

  9. Documents updated - the publication 'Individual insolvencies, February 2025' has been added to the collections list.

  10. 2024 edition of the Individual Voluntary Arrangements Outcomes and Providers statistics has been added.

  11. List updated to include the January 2025 publication.

  12. December 2024 publication added

  13. November statistics publication added

  14. Updated with statistics for October 2024

  15. Updated for September 2024

  16. Updated for August 2024 individual insolvency statistics release.

  17. Updated for July 2024.

  18. Updated with June 2024 data.

  19. Updated for May 2024.

  20. April statistics added

  21. The new monthly publication for March 2024 has been added

  22. Individual Insolvencies by Location, Age and Gender statistics for 2023 added

  23. Individual voluntary arrangements outcomes and providers publication for 2023 added.

  24. Statistics for Q4 2023 added. Notice added relating to change to format of insolvency statistics from April 2024.

  25. Individual insolvency statistics for Q3 2023 added

  26. Quarterly statistics for Q2 2023 added. Added information about plans to merge the monthly and quarterly statistics.

  27. Q1 2023 individual insolvency statistics added

  28. Individual insolvencies by Location, Age and Gender, 2022 Added

  29. Individual Voluntary Arrangements Outcomes and Providers 2022 added to the page

  30. Added Q4 2022 statistics release

  31. Q3 2022 individual insolvency statistics added, as well as information added about a user survey

  32. Added Q2 2022 statistics release

  33. Added statistics on breathing spaces by location, age and money advisor group

  34. Q1 2022 statistics added and updates made to main body of text

  35. Added Location, Age and Gender statistics for 2021

  36. Individual Voluntary Arrangements Outcomes and Providers 2021 added to the page

  37. Added Q4 2021 statistics release

  38. Added Q3 2021 statistics release

  39. Location, Age and Gender statistics for 2020 added

  40. Added Q2 2021 statistics release

  41. Q1 2021 Individual Insolvency Statistics were added

  42. Individual Voluntary Arrangements Outcomes and Providers 2020 added

  43. October to December 2020 stats added

  44. Added Individual Insolvencies by Location, Age and Gender, 2019 and Individual Insolvencies by Parliamentary Constituency, 2019.

  45. Addition of new quarterly statistics

  46. New edition of quarterly statistics

  47. New edition of quarterly statistics

  48. New edition of quarterly insolvency statistics and IVA outcomes

  49. Improvements to explanations of each publication at the top of the page.

  50. Added Individual Insolvencies by Parliamentary Constituency, England and Wales, 2018.

  51. Addition of new Individual Insolvency Statistics

  52. First published.

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