How to calculate your minimum IVA payment
Calculating an IVA payment has become much more straight forward since the introduction of the 'IVA Protocol' back in 2008.
Your creditors will expect to recover a minimum amount of your original debt through your IVA, so a calculation is used to establish what your IVA payments need to be set to reach this minimum level.
So long as you can afford at least that payment, your IVA has a good chance of being acceptable to your creditors.
Historical Problems
It used to be the case that each creditor had an almost unique stand point on IVAs, making the IVA payment calculations almost impossible to work out without first having a full list of the creditors.
Not so long ago all creditors had different requirements as far as minimum payments into an IVA were concerned. So, your IVA calculation would depend on who you owed your money to.
For instance, in the past, HSBC required a minimum dividend of 40p in the pound before they would consider accepting an IVA, effectively removing the chance of applying for an IVA from anyone where HSBC held more than 25% of their total debt.
MBNA, on the other hand, required a special set of payment conditions to be met before they would accept an IVA, strangling the IVA option from a different angle.
Introduction of the IVA protocol
But the good news for IVA applicants is that these differences have been removed by the 'IVA Protocol'
The 'IVA Protocol' is a set of guidelines introduced to simplify the IVA process, making the IVA easier to administer and, therefore, less time consuming for each Insolvency Practitioner.
Creditors agreed to produce of a common set of minimum requirements and, in return, Insolvency Practitioner's agreed to significantly lower their fees.
Our unique IVA slider
Since the introduction of the IVA protocol, all creditors who have sign up to the IVA protocol now, thankfully, conform to the same guidelines when it comes to calculating the IVA payments.
This has enabled the team behind My IVA Adviser to develop our unique debt slider, found on the side of each page of our site.
The slider calculates the relationship between the size of any given debt and the minimum IVA payment for that debt level.
Simply side the bar across until it displays your debt level and then read off the minimum IVA payment below.
Once you know you're able to afford the minimum IVA payment, why not see if your free debt report recommends an IVA for you. Just answer 12 questions and it'll generate an analysis of the alternative solutions for your personal circumstances.
Professional IVA Advice
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