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Debts to clear first

So I need your help I have the following : 
I now earn 30k a year work full time after a year of no work due to illness but 
I have 2 defaults from sept 25 now on my record one for hsbc £6200 pay £55 a month and other vanquish £2235 pay £15 a month 
I am in with lowel for another credit card £2250 no default pay £15 a month 
and have a balance transfer card on 0% but owe £2900 with no promotions of any transfers. And this also ends March 2026 
My score has gone from 996 to 446 because of the defaults but I really want to get everything in order and sorted what’s the best way to go about this please. 
I pay £1000 a month for home and bills 
I pay £250 fuel for car but have approx £200 a month to try get sorted  

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