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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).
Information about why we send a bankruptcy enquiry letter and what to do if you receive one.
Benefit overpayments - how they happen, your responsibilities, making repayments to DWP Debt Management, appeal an overpayment decision, Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA)
Read the Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments.
How to tax a beneficial loan arrangement for a director or employee.
How to apply for bankruptcy: how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and assets when you're bankrupt.
Guidance for creditors of a debt that has been placed in a ‘breathing space’.
Statutory demands are a formal way of asking for a debt to be paid - get the forms to send, cancel or set aside a statutory demand.
Find out how to use your Aggregates Levy account, what records you must keep and how long to keep them.
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
How HMRC uses debt enforcement powers, debt collection agencies and what happens if you live abroad when you do not pay your tax bill.
What to do if you receive a county court judgment (CCJ) - how to get it set aside or change what you pay, what happens if you do not pay, how to search the register. Includes information from the withdrawn...
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
Guidance for creditors applying to take a debt recovery step, cancel or amend the ‘breathing space’, or have a debt removed.
Creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is when the directors take steps to close down the company.
The DMO carries out the government’s debt management policy of minimising financing costs over the long term, taking account of risk. We minimise the cost of offsetting the government’s net cash flows over time, while operating in a risk appetite...
Find out what help you can get to help you manage your debts.
Late commercial payments - interest and debt recovery costs you can charge businesses for late payments
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