
Re-calibrating Individual Voluntary Arrangements in the cost of living crisis
The flip side of rampant inflation is how it deflates not just the disposable income available for the basics in life, such as food, energy and transport, but the resources available for individuals to repay past debts through an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA). Almost 160,000 IVAs were started in 2020 and 2021 in England and Wales and a further 42,789