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Hello, my first post here 😊 I’m currently in process of going through my DRO application, long story short I lost my partner 4 years ago and I’m a single dad to 5 children. I had to leave work and past 3 years I’ve struggled and my financial situation has gone worse, I’ve never missed a bill up until past 2 months I went to see CAB and qualify form DRO as I only have £25 spare income, my debt is 25k from loads and credit cards etc, I’ve been living in my overdraft and borrowing of family, I have had to cancel my PCP car and give it back it to the company and the 4.5k bill will be added to my DRO application and the CAB said we are just waiting on 1 final credit report for Equifax  and we can submit my application, I spend every night going through all my debts making sure I have them all and the right ££ that is owed, I’m so worried it will get rejected and it keeps me up all night with worry and I worry I’m going to be in the rejected 😔  I’m just after some reassurance as my advisor said 99.9% get accepted. 
Thank you 😊 
 

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  • fatbelly
    fatbelly Posts: 22,863 Forumite
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    You have had good advice. Provided you meet the criteria, they are accepted.

    I believe the main cause of rejection is that the person had already had one in the past 6 years and thought the Insolvency Service wouldn't notice
  • Thank you @fatbelly, that’s very reassuring 😊 sorry one more question, how long is the process to get the dro? I’m 8 days in now And if a company emails or send letters asking for me to pay do I tell them I’m going to be doing a dro or ignore them? As i can’t pay because of the Preferential treatment. 
  • Brie
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    The person doing the application for you is going to be an expert that knows what they are doing.  I know someone like this and she takes great pride in the fact that in over 10 years of making applications none have ever been rejected.  That's because she, and the rest, know they have to be very thorough in making sure everything is correct.  When something is a bit out of whack then the application would be delayed until thing align themselves.  

    You're doing the right thing.  Now you can concentrate on your kids and look forward to better days ahead.  
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  • fatbelly
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    Once your intermediary gets to the point of pressing the button, it gets approved within 48 hours.

    Best to avoid talking to your creditors completely. They will be notified when the DRO goes through
  • @fatbelly @Brie thank you both so much 😊 
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