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• Updated: 25 November 2016

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 Includes information from the withdrawn A/E guidance.

• When you have to deduct from pay

  You have to make deductions from your employee’s wages if a court orders…

• Getting an order

  You and your employee will each get an ‘attachment of earnings order’…

• Deductions for a priority order

  Priority orders are used for unpaid maintenance or fines. Calculate your…

• Deductions for a non-priority order

  Non-priority orders are used for debts from a county court judgment (CCJ).…

• What counts as earnings

  You can only make a deduction from the following earnings: wages, fees,…

• Making payments

  The order that you get for the employee will tell you whether you have to…

• Change of circumstances

  Write to the Centralised Attachment of Earning Payments (CAPS) office…

Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible

• How they work

  A Budgeting Loan can help pay for: furniture or household items (for…

• Check if you're eligible

  To get a Budgeting Loan you must have been getting one or more of these…

• What you could get

  The lowest amount you can borrow is £100. You could get up to: £348 if…

• Paying back the loan

  A Budgeting Loan is interest free so you only pay back what you borrow.…

• Apply for a Budgeting Loan

  Check you’re eligible before you apply for a Budgeting Loan. You can apply…

• After you apply

  After you apply you’ll be given a decision on your application. You need…

• Other help you can get

  You may be able to get other kinds of support, including: help from your…

Get a benefit advance if you've applied for a benefit for the first time and cannot afford to wait for the first payment

Tax and reporting rules for employers providing loans to employees

The order imposes new obligations on online and high street payday lenders.

• Updated: 11 February 2021

Apply for financial support if you need an advance or hardship payment before your next Universal Credit payment.

Apply for a refugee integration loan if you're over 18 and you're either a refugee, you've been given humanitarian protection or you're the dependant of a refugee or someone who's been given humanitarian protection - what you'll get, how you're...

When you start repaying your student loan, your monthly repayments, what to do if you have 2 jobs or are self-employed, how to get a refund if you've overpaid.

Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children