Fee for Certificate of Discharge (from Bankruptcy, nothing medical...)

FinancesOfAFiveYearOld

Hello, G'Day and Bienvenue!

Does anyone know if the £60 (ish) court fee for a Certificate of Discharge is reduced or waived if your only income is Her Majesty's benefits?

I only ask because at the moment t'would be as near as darn it a week's "income" and I can foresee a situation or three where I'll soon need proof that I no longer have to ring my little "financially unclean" bell quite so loudly...

If it isn't waived then I suppose I'll just have to stop the dog's pocket money again for a while.

Twelve days to AD and counting which is no mean feat with four of my fingers crossed and my eyes shut tight.

dack_2

FinancesOfAFiveYearOld wrote: »

Twelve days to AD and counting which is no mean feat with four of my fingers crossed and my eyes shut tight.

Hi FOAFYO,

I'm afraid I can't answer your question but this comment made me laugh , thanks for that.

Sure someone who can answer will be along soon. I wish you the very best and will keep a couple of fingers crossed for you too

dack

nervousmother

I am unsure but I dont think so, your best bet would be to get in touch with your local court and ask them, while your there please ask if at £60 it comes with gilt frame? lol

fermi

It is the same conditions for exemption as the initial £150 court BR fee.

So only certain benefits will exempt you.

You will qualify if you get one of:

• Income Support
• Income based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• State Pension Guarantee Credit
• Working Tax Credit but not in receipt of Child Tax Credit
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

Or you may qualify for a full or partial remission based on gross annual income below a certain level.

See: HMCS - Court fees do you have to pay them? (And guidance on completing the fee remission form).

FinancesOfAFiveYearOld

Many thanks for the replies!

Double Double-D Fermi - much ta for the link, I will sneak over and have a look now.

I did google this but obviously not with the right keywords!

The dog may yet get to keep his 50p a week for snack Bonios...

PixiePie

fermi wrote: »

It is the same conditions for exemption as the initial £150 court BR fee.

So only certain benefits will exempt you.

You will qualify if you get one of:

• Income Support
• Income based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• State Pension Guarantee Credit
• Working Tax Credit but not in receipt of Child Tax Credit
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

Or you may qualify for a full or partial remission based on gross annual income below a certain level.

See: HMCS - Court fees do you have to pay them? (And guidance on completing the fee remission form).

Fermi (or anyone else that went BR in the High Court in London), question on this - do you have to pay the £60 if you went BR in the High Court in London, as the £150 wasn't charged for me when I went BR there, despite not being in one of the exempt categories - they just didn't charge it. Or was this a mistake?
Many thanks in advance

fermi

PixiePie wrote: »

Fermi (or anyone else that went BR in the High Court in London), question on this - do you have to pay the £60 if you went BR in the High Court in London, as the £150 wasn't charged for me when I went BR there, despite not being in one of the exempt categories - they just didn't charge it. Or was this a mistake?
Many thanks in advance

No idea.

I suspect that you would have to pay the £60 unless exempt, but you never know.

4$£&*(£$&*(!

Incidentally, why do you need the certificate of discharge? When I cleaned up someone's file recently I managed to do it all without this certificate. Instead I ensured everyone I needed to contact had a copy of the initial bankruptcy notice, then printed off the Insolvency Service search result which showed the status as discharged.

(If you are going to do this, remember the discharged status only appears for three months online before totally disappearing from the Insolvency Service's website so it's a good idea to save a copy of the page).

fermi

CitySlicker wrote: »

Incidentally, why do you need the certificate of discharge? When I cleaned up someone's file recently I managed to do it all without this certificate. Instead I ensured everyone I needed to contact had a copy of the initial bankruptcy notice, then printed off the Insolvency Service search result which showed the status as discharged.

(If you are going to do this, remember the discharged status only appears for three months online before totally disappearing from the Insolvency Service's website so it's a good idea to save a copy of the page).

A certain few :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:, awkward creditors drag their feat if they don't have the actual certificate.

Daft I know.

But if you qualify and can get it for free, then why not.

4$£&*(£$&*(!

Oh absolutely, if you can get it for free, go for it. If there was a creditor that refused to update their records without it though I would play up all hell with them and try every free possible means first if the certificate couldn't be received free of charge.

FinancesOfAFiveYearOld

How do, CitySlicker!

I tend to count backwards from ten and try to do what gets me most easily to where I want to be these days, rather than doing what I feel to be "right" or fighting my corner to defend a principle. If I have to fight my corner then so be it but if the mountain won't step out of the way and the path around is not that much further... then I go for a stroll. The little voice in my head sounds like that mechanical voice announcement from the hovering police cars in the film Blade Runner - "move on - move on - move on..."!

I've been to Hassle, done that and am wearing the t-shirt. More I don't need. So, if I can get a certificate of discharge and save sixty quid's worth of brushing financial water uphill with a bald broom, so be it. If I can get it for free then even more so!

Many thanks for all of your replies.