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ticket38

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Post by ticket38 » Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:42 pm
i'm getting an income support, and living in rent house. but in the application from credit card i wrote that i'm working and home owner. i owe more than 20000 to credit cards companies. can i have a debt settlement?
 
 

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Post by MelanieGiles » Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:46 pm
Hi ticket and welcome to the forum

An IVA is not really an option for you if you are living on benefits only, but if repaying your creditors is important then you could look at a Debt Management Plan. I would also seriously consider bankrutpcy proceedings as well, given that you have no assets which would be at risk and discharged within one year without having to make any ongoing payments to creditors.
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Post by freelili » Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:08 pm
Oh, now I am wondering. If you say that youre working and a home owner in order to get credit cards and youre neither, would that kind of count against you in BR?
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Post by MelanieGiles » Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:16 pm
It probably won't even get looked at Lily.
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Post by freelili » Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:21 pm
Thank you for that.

I was going BR and I spoke to someone who said they check for this that and the other, even though I knew I hadnt given any false information I was quite scared. I held a position as a locum which I didnt declare, although I wasnt asked about this. They knew my salary etc.
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