Who Goes For IVA Help?
Apr 28th, 2010 Posted in finance | no comment »A lot of people mistakenly believe that an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) is only there for people who don’t earn very much money and have been living outside of their means on credit cards and overdrafts. Of course it is true that a lot of people who end up in debt do so because they have spent way more money than they can afford and when coupled with bad debt management skills this can lead to big personal debt problems, however there are other issues associated with debt problems.
During the recent recession, unemployment soared and even many of those fortunate enough to keep their jobs faced pay cuts. In 2009, 47,641 people took out an IVA. Given the economic turmoil, the high figure was hardly surprising. But what does take many by surprise is the diversity of those now seeking IVA advice and embarking upon the agreements.
There are not any official statistics for the demographics, the general thought among experts is that during the recession many more people on mid-high salaries decided to undertake debt management through an individual voluntary arrangement, not restricted to those on less money as was once thought. They were introduced so that anybody who needs assistance with debt problems could benefit, with the target audience being anybody in debt regardless of income.
Some of the basic eligibility criteria include: – The debtor must have some form of regular income in order to be able to meet monthly payments. – In most cases, the debtor must owe at least 3 different creditors money. – Generally, the debtor’s total debts must exceed 15000.
Whether or not an individual can benefit depends on their income to debt ratios. It’s really irrelevant if you earn 50000 per year, when your debts exceed this several times over! The recession proved that it’s not just those on low incomes who are susceptible to financial difficulties.
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