THE council has defended itself against accusations it is forcing people into bankruptcy.
An investigation by Creditfix, a national personal insolvency practice, found that Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWaC) is one of 55 local authorities in England and Wales that are said to reject Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs).
IVAs offer an alternative to bankruptcy by allowing people to use an insolvency practice to pay off their debts, including council tax, over time.
But they rely on all creditors agreeing to the arrangement and Creditfix says CWaC is not allowing people to take advantage of them.
Slamming the policy, Taylor Flynn, head of marketing at the company, said it was counter-productive to push people …
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