National statistics

Individual Insolvency Statistics: July to September 2021

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

• From: The Insolvency Service
• Published: 29 October 2021

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Commentary - Individual Insolvency Statistics July to September 2021

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Infographic - Individual Insolvency Statistics July to September 2021

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Methodology and Quality Document - Individual Insolvency Statistics July to September 2021

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Data Tables in Excel (xlsx) Format - Individual Insolvency Statistics July to September 2021

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Data Tables in Open Document Spreadsheet (ods) Format - Individual Insolvency Statistics July to September 2021

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Metadata for Long-Run Series in CSV Format - Individual Insolvency Statistics July to September 2021

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Trader Bankruptcies by Industry in Excel (xlsx) Format - Individual Insolvency Statistics July to September 2021

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Pre-Release Access List - Individual Insolvency Statistics July to September 2021

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Details

• After seasonal adjustment, the number of individual insolvencies in Q3 2021 was 2% lower than in Q2 2021, with numbers of IVAs and bankruptcies lower, while DRO numbers were 31% higher following changes to DRO eligibility on 29 June 2021. Total individual insolvencies were 33% higher than in Q3 2020.
• One in 416 adults (at a rate of 24.0 per 10,000 adults) entered insolvency between 1 October 2020 and 30 September 2021. This is an increase from the 23.2 per 10,000 adults who entered insolvency in the 12 months ending 30 September 2020.
• During Q3 2021, there were 26,758 (seasonally adjusted) individual insolvencies, as shown in Figure 1, comprised of 19,085 Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs), 5,735 Debt Relief Orders (DROs) and 1,938 bankruptcies.
• Between the launch of the Breathing Space scheme on 4 May 2021, and 30 September 2021, there were 27,246 registrations, comprised of 26,896 Standard breathing space registrations and 350 Mental Health breathing space registrations.

Published 29 October 2021