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Dwp debt managment can not keep up payment help

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  • baza52
    baza52 Posts: 3,029 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 24 June 2010 at 1:28PM
    liverpoo wrote: »
    [tt]Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet
    Household Information
    Number of adults in household........... 2
    Number of children in household......... 1
    Number of cars owned.................... 1
    Monthly Income Details
    Monthly income after tax................ 404.21
    Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
    Benefits................................ 541
    Other income............................ 0
    Total monthly income.................... 945.21
    Monthly Expense Details
    Mortgage................................ 200
    Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 0
    Rent.................................... 0
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 122
    Electricity............................. 60
    Gas..................................... 93.14
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 22.88
    Telephone (land line)................... 32
    Mobile phone............................ 15
    TV Licence.............................. 11.88
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
    Internet Services....................... 20
    Groceries etc. ......................... 200
    Clothing................................ 100
    Petrol/diesel........................... 60
    Road tax................................ 10.41
    Car Insurance........................... 550
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 150
    Car parking............................. 0
    Other travel............................ 0
    Childcare/nursery....................... 0
    Other child related expenses............ 20
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 0
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
    Buildings insurance..................... 300
    Contents insurance...................... 100
    Life assurance ......................... 0
    Other insurance......................... 0
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 0
    Haircuts................................ 20
    Entertainment........................... 0
    Holiday................................. 0
    Emergency fund.......................... 0
    3 star service contract................. 180
    Total monthly expenses.................. 2267.31

    Assets
    Cash.................................... 100
    House value (Gross)..................... 130
    Shares and bonds........................ 0
    Car(s).................................. 1500
    Other assets............................ 0
    Total Assets............................ 1730

    Secured & HP Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Mortgage...................... 6725.....(200)......0
    Total secured & HP debts...... 6725......-.........-
    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Total unsecured debts..........0.........0.........-

    Monthly Budget Summary
    Total monthly income.................... 945.21
    Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 2,267.31
    Available for debt repayments........... -1,322.1
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 0
    Amount short for making debt repayments. -1,322.1
    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 1,730
    Total HP & Secured debt................. -6,725
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -0
    Net Assets.............................. -4,995
    [/tt]


    Are you sure the figures you gave in red are all monthly?
    You seem to spend a lot on phones/internet. £67 a month.

    Is your house only worth £130...
  • chesky369
    chesky369 Posts: 2,590 Forumite
    you beat me to it baza - my contents insurance is £29 per month and my buildings insurance £38.
  • woozywendy
    woozywendy Posts: 346 Forumite
    edited 24 June 2010 at 1:46PM
    liverpoo wrote: »
    [tt]Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet
    Household Information
    Number of adults in household........... 2
    Number of children in household......... 1
    Number of cars owned.................... 1
    Monthly Income Details
    Monthly income after tax................ 404.21
    Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
    Benefits................................ 541
    Other income............................ 0
    Total monthly income.................... 945.21
    Monthly Expense Details
    Mortgage................................ 200
    Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 0
    Rent.................................... 0
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 122
    Electricity............................. 60
    Gas..................................... 93.14
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 22.88
    Telephone (land line)................... 32
    Mobile phone............................ 15
    TV Licence.............................. 11.88
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
    Internet Services....................... 20
    Groceries etc. ......................... 200
    Clothing................................ 100
    Petrol/diesel........................... 60
    Road tax................................ 10.41
    Car Insurance........................... 550
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 150
    Car parking............................. 0
    Other travel............................ 0
    Childcare/nursery....................... 0
    Other child related expenses............ 20
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 0
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
    Buildings insurance..................... 300
    Contents insurance...................... 100
    Life assurance ......................... 0
    Other insurance......................... 0
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 0
    Haircuts................................ 20
    Entertainment........................... 0
    Holiday................................. 0
    Emergency fund.......................... 0
    3 star service contract................. 180
    Total monthly expenses.................. 2267.31

    Assets
    Cash.................................... 100
    House value (Gross)..................... 130
    Shares and bonds........................ 0
    Car(s).................................. 1500
    Other assets............................ 0
    Total Assets............................ 1730

    Secured & HP Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Mortgage...................... 6725.....(200)......0
    Total secured & HP debts...... 6725......-.........-
    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Total unsecured debts..........0.........0.........-

    Monthly Budget Summary
    Total monthly income.................... 945.21
    Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 2,267.31
    Available for debt repayments........... -1,322.1
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 0
    Amount short for making debt repayments. -1,322.1
    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 1,730
    Total HP & Secured debt................. -6,725
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -0
    Net Assets.............................. -4,995
    [/tt]



    Are these figures correct??? £400 per month for house and buildings insurance? £550 per month car insurance?

    what is 3 star service contract? Are the 2 adults in the house both working?
  • Lou76
    Lou76 Posts: 428 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper
    woozywendy wrote: »
    Are these figures correct??? £400 per month for house and buildings insurance? £550 per month car insurance?

    what is 3 star service contract?

    I think it's probably their British Gas boiler/central heating maintenance. It used to be called 3 star service, or something like that, but it's got a new name these days.

    I have this contract also and it's £15 per month, therefore the quoted figure would be the annual amount.
  • woozywendy
    woozywendy Posts: 346 Forumite
    Thanks Lou76.

    Was also wondering about the income. It states there are 2 adults in the household but it looks like there is only 1 wage and benefits coming in. Are you reading it that way too?
  • liverpoo
    liverpoo Posts: 14 Forumite
    I only work and my wife has depression, as sh can be happy and sometimes moody. My son is hard work, as he can not dress himself nor eat himself.

    Car insurance, Building and content insurance, car maintenance this should be for the year.

    My wife she keep spending on the shoes, dress and purses and i have told her so many times, she never listen to me, i think it woman thing.

    3 star is the bolier protection for the year.

    Gas and electric are high due to victorian house with high ceiling and winter is very cold, so heating is mostly on at morning/evening weekdays and weekends all day. Gas fire all day during winter in 1 room.

    Electric oven, iron, microwave, as these take lot of electricty used.

    My debt is with Department for Work and Pension@ Debt Managment.
  • Jowo_2
    Jowo_2 Posts: 8,308 Forumite
    This should be on the Debt Free Wanabee board where the debt experts live. You need to complete the SOA accurately as muddling annual and monthly outgoings simply confuses matters. Re-post it there and make sure you are consistent and only post the monthly sum rather than x12 the sum by accident by sticking down the annual sum.

    Check your benefit entitlements on the Entitled To (turn2us).
  • liverpoo
    liverpoo Posts: 14 Forumite
    [tt]Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet

    Household Information

    Number of adults in household........... 2
    Number of children in household......... 1
    Number of cars owned.................... 1

    Monthly Income Details

    Monthly income after tax................ 404.21
    Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
    Benefits................................ 541
    Other income............................ 0
    Total monthly income.................... 945.21


    Monthly Expense Details

    Mortgage................................ 0
    Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 0
    Rent.................................... 0
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 122
    Electricity............................. 60
    Gas..................................... 93.14
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 22.88
    Telephone (land line)................... 32
    Mobile phone............................ 15
    TV Licence.............................. 11.88
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
    Internet Services....................... 20
    Groceries etc. ......................... 200
    Clothing................................ 100
    Petrol/diesel........................... 60
    Road tax................................ 10.41
    Car Insurance........................... 45.83
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 12.5
    Car parking............................. 0
    Other travel............................ 0
    Childcare/nursery....................... 0
    Other child related expenses............ 20
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 0
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
    Buildings insurance..................... 25
    Contents insurance...................... 8.33
    Life assurance ......................... 0
    Other insurance......................... 0
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 0
    Haircuts................................ 20
    Entertainment........................... 0
    Holiday................................. 0
    Emergency fund.......................... 15
    Total monthly expenses.................. 893.97



    Assets

    Cash.................................... 100
    House value (Gross)..................... 130
    Shares and bonds........................ 0
    Car(s).................................. 1500
    Other assets............................ 0
    Total Assets............................ 1730


    No Secured nor Hire Purchase Debts


    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    loan...........................6725......200.......0
    Total unsecured debts..........6725......200.......-



    Monthly Budget Summary

    Total monthly income.................... 945.21
    Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 893.97
    Available for debt repayments........... 51.24
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 200
    Amount short for making debt repayments. -148.76


    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 1,730
    Total HP & Secured debt................. -0
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -6,725
    Net Assets.............................. -4,995


    [/tt]
  • Jowo_2
    Jowo_2 Posts: 8,308 Forumite
    sorry but I'm still confused. Where has your £200 per month mortgage gone?

    You appear to be paying approx £115 repayment to another creditor apart from DWP (which you mentioned before as being related to your house purchase) - have you tried to negotiate lower payments to them?
  • welshmoneylover
    welshmoneylover Posts: 3,324 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Tell ur wife if she wants shoes etc, she'll have to find work and fund them herself :D
    Be happy, it's the greatest wealth :)
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