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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…
Find out what help you can get to help you manage your debts.
Guidance for insolvency practitioners to help their clients restructure their company’s finances using a debt restructuring scheme or plan.
As changes to Debt Relief Orders come into force this week, we talk to the Insolvency Service’s Andrew Shore, who has overseen the change, to find out all you need to know.
Get free, confidential and independent advice on dealing with debt problems across the UK - telephone, fax, opening hours, website
This Debt Fairness Charter is for people who owe personal debt to central government. It outlines how people repaying these debts should be treated.
Help and advice including cost of living support, online calculators and tools, health related support and medical grants, utility support, savings and bank accounts.
During Debt Awareness Week, we talk to Neil Sutton, a senior leader within the bankruptcy and Debt Relief Order teams at the Insolvency Service, about some of the options that can help people on their journey out of debt.
Get help to make a Time to Pay arrangement if you are an individual or business who owes a debt to HMRC.
Includes bankruptcy, insolvency and recovering debt
Uses data from the YouGov DebtTrack survey, a series of online surveys carried out between November 2009 and October 2010, to explore credit…
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).
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