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Use a customs comprehensive guarantee to cover Customs Duty, excise duty and import VAT when you regularly import goods or use common and Union transit.
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
If you owe people money (your ‘creditors’) you can make arrangements to…
If you live in England or Wales, you can get temporary protection from…
A Debt Management Plan is an agreement between you and your creditors to…
An administration order is a way to deal with debt if you have a county…
An Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) is an agreement with your…
Debt Relief Orders (DROs) are one way to deal with your debts if you: owe…
A Debt Relief Order (DRO) is a solution to deal with personal debts you cannot pay. It helps you make a fresh start (with some restrictions).
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 Includes information from the withdrawn A/E guidance.
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
This review draws mainly from studies that focus on debt reduction episodes, fiscal adjustment and its impact on the economy
Check if you can claim relief from VAT if you supply goods or services to a customer, but you are not paid.
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
Help to understand debts and deductions taken from Universal Credit payments and who to contact about your debts and deductions if you're struggling financially.
What you need to know if you are a creditor with a debt listed in a Debt Relief Order (DRO).
How your local council can help if you're struggling to pay Council Tax - and what action they can take to get any money you owe from you
Get help to make a Time to Pay arrangement if you are an individual or business who owes a debt to HMRC.
Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) and deducting any money an employee owes the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from their pay
This paper studies fiscal policy effects in developing countries with external debt and sovereign default risks
Spring Budget 2024 speech as delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
This Low Income and Debt workbook was developed by the Health Inequalities National Support Teams (HINST) with 70 local authorities covering populations in England.
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