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Am I in a DMP or an IVA?

Time and time again I come across people in a particular plan, who are under the assumption that they are in a completely different plan. In my experience this is down to either miscommunication or misunderstanding.  When speaking with a company about a plan, it is extremely important to be 100% sure that you are entering into a plan that you understand and it is with a company that you trust.

Often when people are going through the process of setting up a plan they suffer from “information overload” and things can get confusing when trying to deal with such a stressful situation. Regardless of who you choose to assist you with a plan, you should always take your time and not feel pressured into agreeing to go down one particular route without fully assessing your options.

You need to fully understand the plan that you are entering into if you have any questions, no matter how silly they may seem, then ask! Whether it is your case officer at Payplan or elsewhere, then they should take the time to fully answer all your questions for you and make sure you are ready for the plan that you are about to enter.

If you are already in a plan, it should have been clearly and carefully explained to you from the beginning what plan you are in. However if you are unsure you should always speak to the person in charge of you case, whether that be your case officer at Payplan or your case officer from the provider you are with.

Below is a quick reference guide to the differences of a DMP and IVA:

Debt Management Plan (DMP)

Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA)

Written by Gemma on October 11th, 2011


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3 Responses to “Am I in a DMP or an IVA?”

Individual Voluntary Arrangement says

Your post is really impressive but it is not enough to describe IVA and Debt management. It has huge values generally an IVA is a contractual arrangement with creditors and can be as flexible as an individual’s own circumstances; they can therefore be based on capital, income, third party payments or a combination of these.

In this process, a debtor who has enough money left over after priority creditors and essential expenses, may be able to arrange an individual voluntary arrangement.(After taking independent advice, debtors with less serious problems may wish to consider a debt management plan).

“Debt Management” is a process to deal with, or ‘manage’ existing debt by paying it off, and also not incurring any new debts in the process. Your goal in “managing” your debt should be to gradually reduce, and eventually eliminate it.

There are a number of ways which you can manage your debts. For example a Debt Management Plan is an informal agreement between unsecured creditors and the debtor. A Debt Management Company will arrange a reduced monthly payment.

An IVA is like a Debt Management Plan but it is a formalised agreement which allows a certain level of debt write off. The exact amount of debt which can be written off is dependant on the circumstances of the individual. Not everyone is eligible to manage debt through an IVA, so it is important that expert debt advice is sough.

Shamsul says

I would like to know how much debt will be written off I have £ 80000 debt I can pay only £200 a months it will be ok or not, I have overpayment social security benefit could you add those benefit. Thankyou

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