When does an earnings arrestment end
The earnings arrestment stops if:
•the debt has been paid and is now extinguished; or
•the client is no longer employed by that employer; or
•the arrestment has been recalled; or
•the creditor abandons the arrestment;
1s47(B) D(S)A 1987 or •the client has a Debt Payment Programme (DPP) approved;
2s4(2) DAA(S)A 2002 or •the client has been sequestrated
3s72(2) D(S)A 1987 or in a protected trust deed;
4s173 B(S)A 2016 or •a time to pay order has been made and granted;
5s9 D(S)A 1987 or •the client dies.
See
Chapter 6 if you are looking to stop the earnings arrestment by applying for a DPP, or sequestration or
Chapter 11 for time to pay order.