Skip to main content
Home
myAccount
My Hull Maps
Accessibility tools
Damp and Mould Inspections
Yoursay Hull - New Consultation System is live
Public toilets around Hull City Centre
Damp and Mould Inspections
Yoursay Hull - New Consultation System is live
Public toilets around Hull City Centre

Attachment of earnings or benefits

Home / Benefits support and welfare advice / Debt and money / Attachment of earnings or benefits

In certain cases we may need to deduct money directly from your -

  • earnings
  • benefits
  • pension credit.

We will send you a letter, with a copy going to your employer or benefits agency. The letter instructs that the debt is to be cleared by deduction from the below on a scale fixed by law -

  • wages or salary
  • income support
  • jobseekers allowance
  • pension credits
  • employment and support allowance (ESA)
  • Universal Credit

Deductions can be made from the above benefits, only 1 attachment can be set at any time. Deductions can vary depending on the benefit. 

If you are employed, an attachment of earnings could be made. Two attachments can be set on your account at the same time and deductions are made separately for each attachment. The amount deducted is a percentage fixed by law, in addition, the employer can charge £1 per deduction for their administration costs.

Once an attachment of earnings has been set up it won't be cancelled until payment is received in full. 

Employers

The Attachment of Earnings Order is a legal document and places certain duties on you as an employer. Failure to comply with an AOE may lead to a criminal prosecution and a fine.

On receiving an AOE the employer must -

  • If the debtor is not, or ceases to be, employed -inform us within 14 days of the date of the order, or from the date their employment ceases
  • If the debtor is employed -make deductions from the employee’s net earnings as soon as possible, inform the employee the total deductions made under the AOE (normally on their payslip),pay the deductions to us by the 18th day of the month following the month in which the deduction was made (a remittance sheet to send with your payments can be downloaded here)
PDF icon Remittance sheet

Deductions must be made each pay day until - 

  • the total amount specified on the order has been repaid
  • the person has left your employment
  • or the AOE has been cancelled by us

If the total to be deducted under the order is reduced, we advise you in writing.

A maximum of two council tax AOEs may be running on a debtor at any one time.

Paying two AOE’s

The amount of the orders should not be combined.  A deduction should be made for the first order, the net earnings figure should then be reduced by the deducted amount, before the second deduction is made. 

An employer can deduct an extra £1 per deduction, from the employee’s earnings, to cover their own administration costs.

Further information about deductions can be found on the GOV.UK website

If you want to know the remaining balance on the attachment, please contact your own employer's payroll section who will have the most up-to-date information.

If you have a query regarding the attachment please use the contact form through your Council Tax account on myAccount. We will respond within 10 working days.

Payments

Individual payments can be made by BACS, quoting the following details -

Bank - NatWest PLC

Sort code    62-24-11
A/c No. 00000000 this is a special collection account number with unique sort code
Reference No. 0000510000******** where the last eight digits are your council tax account number
Multiple payments should be paid quoting -  

Bank - NatWest PLC

Sort code - 56-00-06
A/c No - 03889149
A remittance slip is required and should be sent by email to cashandbanking@hullcc.gov.uk or by post to -

Cash and banking
FREEPOST RSJC-KKBE-ABXZ
PO Box 15
Guildhall Road
Hull
HU1 2AB

Files

  • PDF icon Remittance sheet

Related content

  • Enforcement Agents
  • Council Tax charging orders
  • Council Tax recovery

Other Links

  • GOV.UK

Comment on this page

Help us to improve this page by telling us when something isn’t right such as incorrect content or a link not working. Please don't include any personal or financial information, for example your contact details or credit card number. We are unable to respond directly to feedback form submissions. You can also get in touch with us by following these links -

Contact us – for general enquiries
Satisfaction – to tell us about your website experience
Feedback – for compliments, comments, concerns or complaints

Feedback on this page

Visit Hull logo

Most Popular

  • myAccount help
  • Bid for a home
  • School holidays and term dates
  • Contact us
  • My Council Tax account

Contact Us

Make an enquiry about council services.

Contact Us

Connect with us

  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Flickr
  •  TikTok
  •  Instagram
  •  LinkedIn

Sign up to our eNewsletter

  • Terms and disclaimer
  • Privacy notice
  • Cookies
  • Accessibility
  • Web help
© Hull City Council 2023
Feedback button