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Help with debt and employment

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  • Ssuzy315
    Ssuzy315 Posts: 5 Forumite
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    Thanks for the replies everyone, would you advice to go through step change or should I deal with the creditors myself? 

    Also if I was to set up a DMP should this be from an account I don’t use for my priority bills and daily use or does that not matter? 

    Thanks 
  • RAS
    RAS Posts: 36,509 Forumite
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    If you set up any sort of debt management arrangement and have debt with your bank, or any institution that is financially linked to your bank, you need a new account into which your salary and out of which DDs are paid.

    If your credit is impaired, you may be advised to get a basic bank account. Card access, DDs and internet banking but no overdraft.
    If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing
  • sammyjammy
    sammyjammy Posts: 8,138 Forumite
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    You can set it up yourself, plenty of help out there e.g nedcab have a really good step by step site but many set up via Stepchange or Payplan, Christians again Poverty and then once everything has settled down take over it themselves for a little more control over who gets what and when.
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