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Individual Insolvency Statistics Releases

Statistics on new individual insolvencies in England and Wales, and related statistics for Scotland and Northern Ireland

From:
The Insolvency Service
Published
30 July 2019
Last updated
17 December 2024 — See all updates

Individual Insolvency Statistics Releases

This statistics collection contains the Insolvency Service’s regular statistical releases on individual insolvency (people who are unable to pay debts and enter formal insolvency procedures). Publications included here are:

Individual Insolvency Statistics

Monthly statistics on individual insolvencies primarily in England and Wales, with information presented separately for Scotland and Northern Ireland due to differences in legislation and policy. Prior to March 2024, this statistics publication was released only quarterly. These historic quarterly publications can also be found on this page. A combined company and individual monthly statistics publication that was produced between April 2020 and February 2024 can be found here.

This publication is designated as accredited official statistics. The publication was independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) in July 2024. They comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality, and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. Further details of the OSR’s review of these statistics can be found in their published Compliance Check.

Monthly company insolvency statistics can be found on the company insolvency statistics releases page.

Individual Insolvencies by Location, Age and Gender

This release breaks individual insolvencies down by age and gender as well as by region; county; local authority; parliamentary constituency and electoral ward in England and Wales. This release is published annually and is designated as Official Statistics.

Prior to the 2021 edition (published 1 April 2022), the parliamentary constituency supplement was published separately to the main release.

Individual Voluntary Arrangement Outcomes and Providers

Provides a breakdown on the outcomes of individual voluntary arrangements and the number of new individual voluntary arrangements registered by provider. This release is published annually and is designated as Official Statistics.

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Updates to this page

Published 30 July 2019
Last updated 17 December 2024 + show all updates

  1. November statistics publication added

  2. Updated with statistics for October 2024

  3. Updated for September 2024

  4. Updated for August 2024 individual insolvency statistics release.

  5. Updated for July 2024.

  6. Updated with June 2024 data.

  7. Updated for May 2024.

  8. April statistics added

  9. The new monthly publication for March 2024 has been added

  10. Individual Insolvencies by Location, Age and Gender statistics for 2023 added

  11. Individual voluntary arrangements outcomes and providers publication for 2023 added.

  12. Statistics for Q4 2023 added. Notice added relating to change to format of insolvency statistics from April 2024.

  13. Individual insolvency statistics for Q3 2023 added

  14. Quarterly statistics for Q2 2023 added. Added information about plans to merge the monthly and quarterly statistics.

  15. Q1 2023 individual insolvency statistics added

  16. Individual insolvencies by Location, Age and Gender, 2022 Added

  17. Individual Voluntary Arrangements Outcomes and Providers 2022 added to the page

  18. Added Q4 2022 statistics release

  19. Q3 2022 individual insolvency statistics added, as well as information added about a user survey

  20. Added Q2 2022 statistics release

  21. Added statistics on breathing spaces by location, age and money advisor group

  22. Q1 2022 statistics added and updates made to main body of text

  23. Added Location, Age and Gender statistics for 2021

  24. Individual Voluntary Arrangements Outcomes and Providers 2021 added to the page

  25. Added Q4 2021 statistics release

  26. Added Q3 2021 statistics release

  27. Location, Age and Gender statistics for 2020 added

  28. Added Q2 2021 statistics release

  29. Q1 2021 Individual Insolvency Statistics were added

  30. Individual Voluntary Arrangements Outcomes and Providers 2020 added

  31. October to December 2020 stats added

  32. Added Individual Insolvencies by Location, Age and Gender, 2019 and Individual Insolvencies by Parliamentary Constituency, 2019.

  33. Addition of new quarterly statistics

  34. New edition of quarterly statistics

  35. New edition of quarterly statistics

  36. New edition of quarterly insolvency statistics and IVA outcomes

  37. Improvements to explanations of each publication at the top of the page.

  38. Added Individual Insolvencies by Parliamentary Constituency, England and Wales, 2018.

  39. Addition of new Individual Insolvency Statistics

  40. First published.

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