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Making a plan to pay your debts
important debts first - these are called 'priority debts'. Priority debts mean you could lose your home, have your energy supply cut off, lose essential goods or go to prison if you don't pay
How income, debts and belongings are assessed for a debt relief order
could have restrictions made against you by the court. You may be prosecuted, which could lead to a fine, or even prison. More about debt relief restrictions orders How your belongings are assessed You
Dealing with Council Tax arrears
if you’re disabled, seriously ill, have mental health problems or are a single parent. If you still don’t pay your council tax debt You could go to prison for up to 3 months. This is only if the court decides
How to apply for an IVA
from your insolvency practitioner which might affect your IVA. It's also a criminal offence to deliberately give them false or misleading information. You could get fined or even sent to prison. Check
Check what you can do about harassment
getting an ‘injunction’. The court can also award you compensation. If the person keeps harassing you after you get an injunction, they’ve broken the law - this means they could go to prison. You can go
Check if you can get Child Benefit
or training and works more than 24 hours a week has been in prison or custody during the last 8 weeks has been looked after by a local authority for the last 8 weeks is getting income-based Jobseeker's
Dealing with income tax arrears
can take HMRC can take further enforcement action if you haven’t paid your income tax and haven’t made an agreement with them to pay it. It's rare to be prosecuted or sent to prison for tax evasion
Discrimination because of race
, the police and prisons Race discrimination can be direct or indirect. It may also take the form of harassment or victimisation. Race discrimination does not need to be deliberate. Someone may
Check how much Housing Benefit you can get
prison under the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) If you used to be in care, the limit might not apply until you’re 25 years old. If you’re disabled The limit won’t usually apply
Get housing help if you’re leaving or have left the armed forces
refer yourself, or get a referral from: a member of the public homelessness or veteran charities your local council prison and probation services Defence Transition Services (DTS) Op FORTITUDE