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Individual Insolvency Statistics: January to March 2023
Statistics on new individual insolvencies in England and Wales, and related statistics for Scotland and Northern Ireland
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- After seasonal adjustment, the number of individual insolvencies in January to March (Q1) 2023 was 2% lower than in Q4 2022. Numbers of debt relief orders (DROs) and bankruptcies were higher, but individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs) were slightly lower. The total number of individual insolvencies was 9% lower than in Q1 2022.
- One in 408 adults (at a rate of 24.5 per 10,000 adults) entered insolvency between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023. This is an increase from the 24.1 per 10,000 adults who entered insolvency in the 12 months ending 31 March 2022.
- During Q1 2023, there were 29,017 (seasonally adjusted) individual insolvencies, as shown in Figure 1, comprised of 20,246 IVAs, 7,034 DROs and 1,737 bankruptcies.
- There were 23,179 Breathing Space registrations in Q1 2023. This is 34% higher than in Q1 2022. Of the 23,179 Breathing Space registrations, 22,770 were Standard Breathing Space registrations and 409 were Mental Health Breathing Space registrations.
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Published 28 April 2023Last updated 17 May 2023 + show all updates
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