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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…
Guidance on debt relief orders for debt advisers. To search, press ‘control’ and ‘f’ on your keyboard at the same time. A search box will appear.
Creditors can use Form Bank 1 to petition when debtors fail to comply with a statutory demand for a liquidated sum payment under the Insolvency Act 1986.
Creditors can use Form Bank 2 to petition when debtors fail to comply with a statutory demand for a liquidated sum payment under the Insolvency Act 1986.
Help to understand debts and deductions taken from Universal Credit payments and who to contact about your debts and deductions if you're struggling financially.
Check if you can claim relief from VAT if you supply goods or services to a customer, but you are not paid.
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.
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 Includes information from the withdrawn A/E guidance.
How to take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
How to prioritise and reduce your debts, and where to get free debt advice
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