Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:48 am
I have re posted this here to see if it gets a bit more traffic.
Hi all,
I am currently trying to put forward a case to pay my IVA off early. I currently live with my girlfriend and her family. Our relationship has been deteriorating since my IVA started 18 months ago and is now at the point where she has had enough and is threatening to leave me. She has though offered to loan me some money to pay the IVA off and make a fresh start. I have explained the situation to my IP and they said that I have a reasonable case because if our relationship ends and I become homeless (my family live abroad) I would have very little money after paying rent & bills etc.
I would really appreciate your opinions on the budget I have prepared should the above happen and I have to rent my own place. I will put my current budget in for reference (this was the original budget agreed at the start of my IVA in October 08).
Current Expenditure
Board £240
Bills Contribution £75
Car tax £15
Car Insurance £40
Dental £10
Mobile phone bill £40
Car maintenance £30
Petrol £175
Breakdown £4
Food & toiletries £180
Other £10
Sports £15
Work meals £20
Hairdressers £5
Prescriptions £5
Clothes £25
Total £889
Revised Budget
Rent £380
Council tax £60
Water £20
Electricity £50
TV license £10
Gas £50
Phone/broadband £40
Car tax £15
Car Insurance £40
Dental £10
Mobile phone bill £40
Car maintenance £30
Petrol £190
Breakdown £4
Food & toiletries £200
Other £10
Sports £15
Work meals £20
Hairdressers £5
Prescriptions £5
Clothes £50
Total £1244
It is worth noting that when my IVA started I had a monthly take home income of £1150 which has now risen to £1400. I have never lived on my own before so am unsure if the figures I have put in for things like gas and electric are reasonable. The rent I have allowed for would be for a small apartment but not a dump.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Hi all,
I am currently trying to put forward a case to pay my IVA off early. I currently live with my girlfriend and her family. Our relationship has been deteriorating since my IVA started 18 months ago and is now at the point where she has had enough and is threatening to leave me. She has though offered to loan me some money to pay the IVA off and make a fresh start. I have explained the situation to my IP and they said that I have a reasonable case because if our relationship ends and I become homeless (my family live abroad) I would have very little money after paying rent & bills etc.
I would really appreciate your opinions on the budget I have prepared should the above happen and I have to rent my own place. I will put my current budget in for reference (this was the original budget agreed at the start of my IVA in October 08).
Current Expenditure
Board £240
Bills Contribution £75
Car tax £15
Car Insurance £40
Dental £10
Mobile phone bill £40
Car maintenance £30
Petrol £175
Breakdown £4
Food & toiletries £180
Other £10
Sports £15
Work meals £20
Hairdressers £5
Prescriptions £5
Clothes £25
Total £889
Revised Budget
Rent £380
Council tax £60
Water £20
Electricity £50
TV license £10
Gas £50
Phone/broadband £40
Car tax £15
Car Insurance £40
Dental £10
Mobile phone bill £40
Car maintenance £30
Petrol £190
Breakdown £4
Food & toiletries £200
Other £10
Sports £15
Work meals £20
Hairdressers £5
Prescriptions £5
Clothes £50
Total £1244
It is worth noting that when my IVA started I had a monthly take home income of £1150 which has now risen to £1400. I have never lived on my own before so am unsure if the figures I have put in for things like gas and electric are reasonable. The rent I have allowed for would be for a small apartment but not a dump.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!