Use this field to enter the type of Attachment of Earnings Order (AEO) that is applicable. Alternatively, you can click the Selection icon to see a list of the available types.
This field is mandatory.
The supplied types include:
71N – Civil debt or maintenance with 1971 Non-Priority, amount. Also, known as a Centralized attachment of earnings payment.
71P – Fines or maintenance with 1971 Priority, can be amount or percentage.
CAO - Conjoined Arrestment Order, amount. These are issued if an employee has more than one earnings arrestment or current maintenance arrestment.
CMA - Current Maintenance Arrestment, amount. An employee can only have one current maintenance arrestment active at a time. Return any further CMA orders you receive.
CS - Child Support, amount. AEOs issued after April 2012 have protected earnings fixed at 60%.
CTAX - Council Tax, percentage. An employee can only have two active Council Tax AEOs at a time from the same local authority. Return any further council tax orders to the local authority.
DEO - Deduction of Earnings Orders, amount.
EAR - Earnings Arrestment can be amount or percentage. An employee can only have one earnings arrestment active at a time. Return any further earnings arrestment orders you receive.
EAR06 - Earnings Arrest for bankruptcy and diligence (2006), can be amount or percentage.
FINEN - Fines Enforcement, issued to ensure court fines are paid.
HRDIR - Higher Rate Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA), percentage with protected earnings fixed at 60%. Used to collect overpaid benefits. When instructed to deduct a DEA from an employee, you may be asked to calculate the deductions at the higher or the standard rate (see NRDIR).
ISD - Income Support Deduction Notice, amount.
NRDIR - Normal Rate DEA, percentage with protected earnings fixed at 60%. Used to collect overpaid benefits. When instructed to deduct a DEA from an employee, you may be asked to calculate the deductions at the higher (see HRDIR) or the standard rate.
PRE92 – Pre-1992 Community Charge, can be amount or percentage.
PST92 - Post 1992 Community Charge, percentage.