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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will write to you if you need to make Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) deductions for an employee.

How deductions work

You鈥檒l need to follow these steps if you get a letter from DWP saying you need to make Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) deductions for an employee:

1. Tell your employee that money will be deducted from their pay.

2. Work out how much to deduct from your employee鈥檚 pay.

3. Check if your employee has other debt orders to pay and if they take priority over DEA.

4. Take the money from your employee鈥檚 pay.

5. Pay the money to DWP no later than the 19th day of the month following deduction in your payroll.

6. Continue to make employee deductions and payments to DWP until the debt has been repaid or DWP tells you to stop.

Record keeping

You must keep a record of deductions and tell DWP when an employee leaves your company.

Help with DWP payments

Call the employer helpline if you have questions about how to run DEA or pay DWP.