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Apply to continue with action against a debt owed to you as creditor in a ‘breathing space’, cancel or amend a breathing space, or have a debt owed to you removed from a breathing space.
Guidance for creditors of a debt that has been placed in a ‘breathing space’.
How to notify DWP to stop or restart deductions from benefits for fuel, water or rent arrears when a debtor starts or ends a ‘Breathing Space’.
Guidance for creditors applying to take a debt recovery step, cancel or amend the ‘breathing space’, or have a debt removed.
This guidance supports the operational competency of personnel that are required to wear, manage or train others in the use of breathing apparatus.
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
Guidance for Approved Mental Health Professionals and others about mental health crisis breathing space
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on HMT’s impact assessment of Breathing Space.
Appeal a debt adviser’s decision to include your address in a ‘breathing space’ for a debt that you owe.
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