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Get free, confidential and independent advice on dealing with debt problems across the UK - telephone, fax, opening hours, website
How to prioritise and reduce your debts, and where to get free debt advice
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
If you owe people money (your ‘creditors’) you can make arrangements to…
If you live in England or Wales, you can get temporary protection from…
A Debt Management Plan is an agreement between you and your creditors to…
An administration order is a way to deal with debt if you have a county…
An Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) is an agreement with your…
Debt Relief Orders (DROs) are one way to deal with your debts if you: owe…
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).
Find out what help you can get to help you manage your debts.
Help and advice including cost of living support, online calculators and tools, health related support and medical grants, utility support, savings and bank accounts.
During Debt Awareness Week, we talk to Neil Sutton, a senior leader within the bankruptcy and Debt Relief Order teams at the Insolvency Service, about some of the options that can help people on their journey out of debt.
The role of the Government Debt Management Function (GDMF), the Government Debt Strategy, the Debt Functional Standard, and the the Debt Centre of Excellence
Free and impartial help with money and pensions.
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) replaces the 3 existing providers of government-sponsored financial guidance – the Money Advice Service, the Pensions Advisory Service and Pension Wise. It provides free and impartial debt advice, money guidance and pension guidance to...
This collections documents the yearly Money Advice Service: annual report and accounts
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.
Useful information on money, debt advice and financial help.
The Treasury has now published the final report and recommendations of the Independent Review of the Money Advice Service.
Use a mediation service, send a statutory demand, go to court or make someone bankrupt if a person or business owes you money
Debts you owe (for example court fines, rent or Council Tax) can be deducted from your benefits – sometimes called third party deductions or Fuel Direct
Information for people who have a Debt Relief Order about what happens after.
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...
It is your responsibility to make sure you can access enough money to pay for all your costs and to avoid getting into financial difficulties abroad.
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