Charge of £90 to clear problem debt axed for poorest- QHN

People on the lowest incomes will be able to apply to have their debts wiped out for free as rules change in April.

Debt Relief Orders clear existing debt on everything from council tax to energy bills and rent.

They cost £90 to apply for which charities said many people in debt could not afford. But from 6 April they will be free in England and Wales.

They cost £90 to apply for which charities said many people in debt could not afford. But from 6 April they will be free in England and Wales.

After being made redundant during the pandemic, she struggled to find work and ended up trying to pay her debts through a credit card.

“Honestly I didn’t have the money to pay for anything, so that £90 was like another stumbling block for me,” she said.

“I was lacking joy, I was lacking peace, everything seems like a dark place,” she said. But she said she had hope for the future again, knowing that her application will now be at the top of the pile,

People on the lowest incomes will be able to apply to have their debts wiped out for free as rules change in April.

They cost £90 to apply for which charities said many people in debt could not afford. But from 6 April they will be free in England and Wales.

Debt Relief Orders clear existing debt on everything from council tax to energy bills and rent.

They cost £90 to apply for which charities said many people in debt could not afford. But from 6 April they will be free in England and Wales.

They cost £90 to apply for which charities said many people in debt could not afford. But from 6 April they will be free in England and Wales.

After being made redundant during the pandemic, she struggled to find work and ended up trying to pay her debts through a credit card.

“Honestly I didn’t have the money to pay for anything, so that £90 was like another stumbling block for me,” she said.

“I was lacking joy, I was lacking peace, everything seems like a dark place,” she said. But she said she had hope for the future again, knowing that her application will now be at the top of the pile,

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