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Please help - received attachment of earnings letter
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January2015 wrote: »Apologies for going off topic - but what is DEA? I have googled and all it comes up with is Drug Enforcement Agency - clearly not what is being referred to in this instance;)
Direct Earnings Attachment - a recent innovation allowing DWP and councils to suck money from your wages without going through the inconvenience of a court hearing. There is no appeal process.
https://www.gov.uk/make-benefit-debt-deductions/overview
Note there is an 11% standard rate for those earning £270.01 to £375 per week0
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