IPOQ form, 5 months in

elljay

Good evening

I became bankrupt 5 months ago and have just received a new IPOQ form. I am paying an IPA.

It asks for income (that's the easy bit) and then expenditure. Do I put down the (very generous) figures that the OR and I agreed at my interview back in October or do I put what I actually spend? On my original BR form I put what I actually spent but the OR doubled some of these figues, for example for food, at interview. She did that partly to cover the expenses I needed to visit elderly mother but which isn't allowed for on the form but also I was subsisting on very little just to try to pay the bills.

I'm worried that if I actually put that I spend £25 on food, that I will lose that additional unofficial allowance. Or will there be another interview where it will all be revised again?

Advice please. Thank you.

luvchocolate

Hi, I remember your situation from last year, If this was me.....and nothing has changed since your original one with the O.R I would put the same down as agreed at that time.

That is just my opinion, but Sundays can be quiet on here sure you will get more replies later x

alastairq

Keep the same figures.....or, if indeed, certain expenditures have increased, put those down [but be prepared beforehand, to provide the evidence?}

You are entitled to a 'reasonable' living standard.....it is entirely up to you if you wish to be more frugal.

tigerfeet2006

And I concur with Lu and Alastair.

elljay

Thank you all. Just to be absolutely clear, you all recommend that I put the figures from the spreadsheet the OR sent me after our interview and which are the ones we agreed I should live by, and not the ones I put on my original 6.28 form. I'm managing fine on those figures so wouldn't need to change anything.

Thanks

tigerfeet2006

You put the figures down from the spreadsheet that the OR sent you and agreed was reasonable.