Debt Respite Scheme

Summary

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Breathing Space (Debt Respite Scheme) to 180 days.

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1. 15 April 2024

   Written question

   To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Breathing Space (Debt Respite Scheme) to 180 days.

   Source: Commons

2. 18 April 2024

   Answer

   The government launched the Breathing Space scheme on 4 May 2021, and as of February 2024, over 216,000 people in problem debt have benefited from Breathing Space protections. In developing the scheme, the government took the decision that sixty days is a...

   Source: Written answer

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