Official Statistics
Ad-hoc statistics on the breakdown of newly eligible debt relief orders by eligibility criteria change, England and Wales, 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022
Numbers of debt relief orders are broken down by which criteria would have previously made them ineligible (debt, assets, vehicle value, surplus income, or a combination of criteria).
Applies to England and Wales
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This ad-hoc statistics release relates to changes to the eligibility criteria for debt relief orders (DROs) in England and Wales, which came into effect on 29 June 2021. It provides estimates of the number of individuals who started a DRO in the first year following the eligibility criteria change who would not have been eligible under the previous limits, broken down by which limit would previously have made them ineligible.
Updates to this page
Published 11 October 2022