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<h1>Debt Management Plan (DMP)</h1>
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<p style="font-size:18px;color:#3c4f54;max-width:680px;margin:0 auto;">A flexible, informal debt solution that can combine unsecured debts into one affordable monthly payment. Eligibility and outcomes vary.</p>
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<p>A <strong>Debt Management Plan (DMP)</strong> is an informal arrangement that helps you repay unsecured debt at a rate you can afford. Instead of paying several creditors separately, you make one monthly payment and that payment is distributed to your creditors.</p>
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<p>A DMP is <strong>not legally binding</strong>, so creditors are asked to accept reduced payments and freeze interest and charges, but they do not have to agree. Many do cooperate when payments are fair and based on a realistic budget.</p>
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<p>For people with steady income who can repay what they owe over time, a DMP can be a practical alternative to formal insolvency options.</p>
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<h3 style="font-size:17px;margin-bottom:8px;">1. Budget review</h3>
<p>Your income, household costs, and debts are reviewed to calculate a realistic monthly payment.</p>
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<h3 style="font-size:17px;margin-bottom:8px;">2. Payment offer made</h3>
<p>Your provider contacts creditors with pro-rata payment offers based on what you can afford.</p>
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<h3 style="font-size:17px;margin-bottom:8px;">3. One monthly payment</h3>
<p>You make a single payment each month, which is then shared between your creditors.</p>
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<h3 style="font-size:17px;margin-bottom:8px;">4. Interest requests</h3>
<p>Creditors are asked to freeze interest and charges, helping more of your payment reduce the balance.</p>
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<h3 style="font-size:17px;margin-bottom:8px;">5. Ongoing reviews</h3>
<p>Payments can be adjusted if your circumstances change, which makes DMPs more flexible than formal plans.</p>
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<h3 style="font-size:17px;margin-bottom:8px;">6. Debt cleared in full</h3>
<p>A DMP generally repays qualifying unsecured debt in full over time, rather than writing it off.</p>
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<li style="padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(21,63,70,0.08);display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;"><i class="fa-solid fa-check" style="color:var(--ztc-text-text-2);margin-top:3px;flex-shrink:0;"></i><span>You have <strong>unsecured debts</strong> such as credit cards, loans, or overdrafts</span></li>
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<li style="padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(21,63,70,0.06);font-size:15px;"><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-check" style="color:var(--ztc-text-text-2);margin-right:8px;"></i>Single affordable monthly payment</li>
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<li style="padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(21,63,70,0.06);font-size:15px;"><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-check" style="color:var(--ztc-text-text-2);margin-right:8px;"></i>No public insolvency register listing</li>
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<li style="padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(21,63,70,0.06);font-size:15px;"><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-xmark" style="color:#c05050;margin-right:8px;"></i>Not legally binding on creditors</li>
<li style="padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(21,63,70,0.06);font-size:15px;"><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-xmark" style="color:#c05050;margin-right:8px;"></i>Interest/charges may continue with some lenders</li>
<li style="padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(21,63,70,0.06);font-size:15px;"><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-xmark" style="color:#c05050;margin-right:8px;"></i>Can affect your credit file</li>
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<div class="accordion-body"><p>No. A DMP is informal, so creditors are not legally required to accept payment offers or freeze interest, though many do when offers are fair.</p></div>
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<div class="accordion-body"><p>There is no fixed term. It depends on your debt balance, monthly payment, and whether interest is frozen by creditors.</p></div>
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<div class="accordion-body"><p>Yes. Because it is informal, you can usually stop or change it. However, creditors can then resume normal collections activity.</p></div>
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<p>DebtClearPlans is an introducer and lead generation service. We are not authorised to provide regulated debt advice ourselves. We connect you with FCA-authorised providers who can assess all suitable solutions.</p>
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