Debt Relief Orders were introduced in UK on April 2009 for people with low income and for people with little assets. It is quicker and cheaper.

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So, the DRO or Debt Relief Order was introduced in April 2009 that works in a similar manner as bankruptcy but is meant for debtors having “limited financial means”. Debtors from Wales and England are eligible for DRO. …

Source: UK Finance:Debt help in the UK

The issue is that the debt profile of someone who qualifies for a debt relief order is so narrow that a limited range of people would qualify for it. A source within the industry said that ‘only a tramp would qualify for a Debt relief …

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