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Individual insolvencies, England and Wales

People in England and Wales made insolvent each month – bankruptcies, debt relief orders and individual voluntary arrangements – seasonally adjusted, over ten years.

All individual insolvencies

11,894

Sep 2026 · provisional

Verified against source, 28 October 2026, 11:51 UTC
Individual insolvencies, England and Wales
  • All individual insolvencies
  • Bankruptcies
  • Debt relief orders
  • Individual voluntary arrangements
05k10k15kOct 16Jun 18Feb 20Oct 21Jun 23Feb 25Sep 26

Source: The Insolvency Service. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

120 periods, newest first

PeriodAll individual insolvenciesBankruptciesDebt relief ordersIndividual voluntary arrangements
Sep 202611,8946713,8387,385
Aug 202611,6847523,8747,058
Jul 202611,8946933,8217,380
Jun 202611,8776953,8507,332
May 202611,3486854,1296,534
Apr 202611,0377623,9936,282
Mar 202612,1377004,4047,033
Feb 202611,7608224,2406,698
Jan 202610,9848423,8546,288
Dec 202513,3166314,1948,491
Nov 20259,5775043,8655,208
Oct 202510,7486563,8646,228
Sep 202510,9526653,9576,330
Aug 202511,3406314,1416,568
Jul 202510,4746153,9785,881
Jun 202510,3066154,1265,565
May 202510,3116633,8285,820
Apr 202510,2456313,9495,665
Mar 20259,3486453,5095,194
Feb 20259,9506263,7345,590
Jan 20259,7116113,7955,305
Dec 20249,8545793,4225,853
Nov 202410,1145983,7115,805
Oct 20249,3376063,6955,036
Sep 202410,3335663,9245,843
Aug 20249,7066043,9415,161
Jul 202410,4106464,0885,676
Jun 202410,4366584,1885,590
May 20249,7186264,0475,045
Apr 202410,0966723,8345,590
Mar 20248,7507002,6785,372
Feb 202410,5276682,7887,071
Jan 20248,6767012,9345,041
Dec 20238,0587242,9584,376
Nov 20238,0216763,0384,307
Oct 20239,4646743,0685,722
Sep 20237,2226972,9203,605
Aug 20238,4696732,6655,131
Jul 20238,4136402,6265,147
Jun 20237,8226422,3334,847
May 20239,2296172,4366,176
Apr 20239,3435912,7436,009
Mar 20239,6425883,0006,054
Feb 20239,1825792,0216,582
Jan 20238,5595981,9066,055
Dec 20229,4375442,2106,683
Nov 202210,3105412,1217,648
Oct 202210,4505411,8118,098
Sep 20229,3465441,7537,049
Aug 20229,4485641,9046,980
Jul 20229,4865641,8697,053
Jun 20229,9134911,8907,532
May 202210,1065932,0737,440
Apr 20229,5525822,1186,852
Mar 20229,5545612,1866,807
Feb 202211,4625742,1868,702
Jan 20229,6795832,0996,997
Dec 20219,2275842,0346,609
Nov 20219,2506281,8866,736
Oct 20219,6886251,9247,139
Sep 20219,3436232,0626,658
Aug 20219,7476451,8097,293
Jul 20218,9196381,7866,495
Jun 20219,3287391,4277,162
May 20218,7017811,5756,345
Apr 20219,2278341,4666,927
Mar 20219,0128681,4156,729
Feb 20218,1808881,3695,923
Jan 20219,4128671,3827,163
Dec 202010,4121,0491,3398,024
Nov 20209,6959791,3977,319
Oct 202011,3581,0501,4888,820
Sep 20206,8951,0341,5204,341
Aug 20207,1088651,4504,793
Jul 20206,6669161,5284,222
Jun 20207,8278721,7605,195
May 202014,3478251,64511,877
Apr 20209,7938211,5417,431
Mar 20206,7651,3042,0993,362
Feb 202010,1341,4922,3246,318
Jan 202010,5561,4502,3826,724
Dec 20199,5421,4192,3305,793
Nov 20199,8761,4112,3066,159
Oct 20199,2041,2852,2695,650
Sep 201911,7371,3842,5077,846
Aug 20199,6011,4162,0456,140
Jul 201910,8551,3492,1797,327
Jun 201910,4421,4112,2556,776
May 201910,5801,4462,1846,950
Apr 20199,3531,4332,4155,505
Mar 201911,2091,4472,3227,440
Feb 201910,0021,3802,3626,260
Jan 20199,7401,3622,2946,084
Dec 201810,4801,4142,3436,723
Nov 201812,6351,3462,4188,871
Oct 201810,7191,3942,2747,051
Sep 20187,5681,3972,2913,880
Aug 20189,3981,4232,4465,529
Jul 20189,3901,4592,4095,522
Jun 20189,0381,3442,2615,433
May 20189,5261,3532,3615,812
Apr 20189,8891,3822,3216,186
Mar 20189,1751,3792,2135,583
Feb 20188,5031,3892,1684,946
Jan 20188,6741,3642,1795,131
Dec 20179,2121,2982,2105,704
Nov 20178,9841,2822,1255,577
Oct 20177,4151,2562,1004,059
Sep 20178,5481,2642,0745,210
Aug 20178,7701,2132,2305,327
Jul 20179,1721,2812,0295,862
Jun 20177,6911,2522,1544,285
May 20177,5601,2352,0904,235
Apr 20177,2041,2451,8434,116
Mar 20177,6781,2252,0974,356
Feb 20178,8321,2111,9625,659
Jan 20178,0431,3471,9804,716
Dec 20167,4171,2472,0444,126
Nov 20167,7601,2722,0964,392
Oct 20168,0921,3612,1564,575

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Source and licence

Publisher
The Insolvency Service
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https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/individual-insolvency-statistics-releases
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
28 October 2026, 11:50 UTC
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Verification

Verified against source, 28 October 2026, 11:51 UTC Run at 28 October 2026, 11:51 UTC; 480 of 480 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedThe Insolvency Service; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-28T11:50:11Z; 2 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2562 of 2 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures480 of 480 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers480 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure480 of 480 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassGOV.UK table is currentlatest period 2026-09 ended 28 days before retrieval (limit 75), from Long-Run Series in CSV Format - Individual Insolvency Statistics September 2026
PassThe three types add up to the total120 of 120 figures match the sum of bankruptcies, debt relief orders and voluntary arrangements in each month
PassThe release's xlsx tables agree180 of 180 figures match Table_1a of https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ad6349e0f7b53973e02693f/Data_Tables_in_Excel__xlsx__Format_-_Individual_Insolvency_Statistics_September_2026.xlsx (monthly rows from 2023-01)
PassSource page answershttps://www.gov.uk/government/collections/individual-insolvency-statistics-releases – HTTP 200

Notes

  • Figures come from a live register, so the Insolvency Service marks them provisional and revises earlier months as late registrations arrive. Scotland and Northern Ireland publish their own.
  • Seasonally adjusted. Individual voluntary arrangements include deeds of arrangement.