If we’ve obtained a Liability Order and we know your employer, we can tell your employer to deduct money from your wages to pay off your debt. You can also request that an attachment to earnings is set up to prevent the debt being sent to an enforcement agent (bailiff) and prevent extra costs being added to your account.
The instruction will tell your employer:
- how much you owe
- how much they need to take from your wages
Your employer by law must follow these instructions and make deductions from your wages as soon as possible, or they could be fined.
You must tell us if you change your employment within 14 days of the change or you may be fined.
The table below shows the amounts that we will take from your weekly wages.
| Net wages | Deduction rate |
|---|---|
| Below £75 | no deduction can be made |
| £75 to £135 | 3% |
| £135 to £185 | 5% |
| £185 to £225 | 7% |
| £225 to £355 | 12% |
| £335 to £505 | 17% |
| above £505 | 17% for the first £505 and 50% for the remainder |
The table below shows the amounts that we will take from your monthly wages.
| Net wages | Deduction rate |
|---|---|
| Below £300 | no deduction can be made |
| £300 to £550 | 3% |
| £550 to £740 | 5% |
| £740 to £900 | 7% |
| £900 to £1420 | 12% |
| £1420 to £2020 | 17% |
| above £2020 | 17% for the first £2020 and 50% for the remainder |
Benefit deductions
If you receive Universal Credit, Job Seekers Allowance, Income Support or Employment Support Allowance we will ask the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to deduct money from your benefit. We can also request deductions from your Guaranteed Pension Credit.
The Department for Work and Pensions will pay the deduction over to the council on a monthly basis until the debt is cleared.