Earnings arrestment

[Diablo123]

I have an earnings arrestment if i dont pay £1800 within 14 days. (council tax)

 

Is there a limit to how much will they take..?

[maroondevo52]

Hi,

 

Yes there is a limit, there's Payment Tables in this link.....................

 

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/395/schedule/made

[kirstyo]

I have an earnings arrestment for council tax, i am sure its 20 percent they take. which in my case is daft of them because the payment arrangement i offered them before they arrested my wages was around 4 times what they get from arresting my part time wages

[IdaInFife]

as Kirsty has pointed out - sometimes it is actually better to have an earning arrestment - they are not always the sharpest crayons in the box

[kirstyo]

Exactly! I was paying them 20 quid a week for months but i had an injury and wasnt working for a few weeks, i called them to explain this and they said it would be fine as long as i made up the payments when i returned to work. then all of a sudden the week i went back to work my boss tells me there is an earnings arrestment. they only get about 4 or 5 quid a week because i only work part time as im a student, my boss gave me a bit of hassle about it so i called them pointing out that i was paying them more and was happy to restart that arrangement and they were quite rude on the phone and told me once my wages were arrested it wouldnt be stopped unless i paid the balance. when i pointed out how much they would be getting a week they told me that wouldnt cover it and i would have to make extra payments. i told them the only way they were getting more was if they stopped the arrestment they told me no so i told them to take their 4 quid then because the only other income in my household is my bursary and they are not allowed to touch that. never heard from them again so yes it works out better for me i guess