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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
You can have debt repayments taken out of your wages if you owe someone…
You can apply to get the payments reduced if you cannot afford them.…
Contact the Centralised Attachment of Earning Payments (CAPS) office to…
You must report any changes in your circumstances if you’re paying off a…
The Centralised Attachment of Earning Payments (CAPS) office will send you…
The review looked at recent changes to Debt Relief Orders (DROs) – finding they are helping more people in financial difficulty make a fresh start
If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice
Your employer is insolvent if it cannot pay its debts. They might: make…
You have different rights depending on whether your employer: makes you…
What money you’re entitled to depends on: how long you were employed what…
You’re eligible to apply if: you were an employee you’re a UK or EEA…
It usually takes up to 6 weeks to get your payment but can take longer.…
People struggling with debt could get help sooner, thanks to a £900,000 tech investment to speed up access to debt relief orders (DROs).
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purposes of reducing debt from unpaid criminal financial penalties was agreed and put in place in 2025.
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.
Check if you can claim relief from VAT if you supply goods or services to a customer, but you are not paid.
This review draws mainly from studies that focus on debt reduction episodes, fiscal adjustment and its impact on the economy
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
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