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Bankruptcy

Hello Everyone,


Can i pick peoples brains...

I lost my job in Feb which caused me to miss payments and get further into debt. I just got a job which my basic is £675 take home but once i start getting commission i think it probably be around £1350 PM. I have out goings of

Rent to my parents £300
Council tax £35
£250 i pay for my daughter which is a mutual agreement between us.
Mobile phone £50 per month
Petrol to get to work £175
Food for month £175
Lunch Money £96 (4 pound a day x 6 x 4 weeks)
Contact lenses £15 a month
holiday fund £50
Dry cleaning £25 suit for work
toiletries £75
Hair cut £22
Cloths £60

This is what i have worked out i pay out every month. Would they class the above as reasonable expenditure ?

It Means i would just about make what i pay out each month..

Does the OR have the option not to put a IPA on my wages? if he does not can he put one on after 12 months once discharged ?

really am stuck .

Kind Regards
Andrew

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  • JCS1
    JCS1 Posts: 5,338 Forumite
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    First thought is that groceries, toiletries and lunch at work should be about £200 all together rather than £346. But, do you have your daughter over to stay?

    Can you re-do your SOA in this format please, as it's easier to see what's missing then.

    http://www.makesenseofcards.com/soacalc.html
  • mel12
    mel12 Posts: 298 Forumite
    Does the OR have the option not to put a IPA on my wages? if he does not can he put one on after 12 months once discharged ?

    Not everyone gets an IPA, if you don't have more than £20 surplus any time before you're discharged then you won't get one :)
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  • Ineedaname
    Ineedaname Posts: 3,681 Forumite
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    You will only be able to buy lunch if you can afford it within your groceries allowance, otherwise it's a packed lunch for a year!

    I should think contact lenses would have to be included in groceries too, anyone clarify?
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  • tigerfeet2006
    tigerfeet2006 Posts: 14,030 Forumite
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    You have no car costs MOT, tax etc. Is the maintenance you pay in line with CSA payments? Do you have your child stay at all? Clothes £40. Hair cut £10. Housekeeping £200.

    Please can you fill out the template that JCS has linked to, just to make it easier for us.
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