This guide explains what you, as an employer, need to do if DWP Debt Management (part of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)) asks you to implement a Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA). Where you receive a notice to operate a DEA we ask you to read the information contained in this guide.   https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/810215/dea-a-guide-for-employers-v11.8-1906.pdf   https://www.gov.uk/make-benefit-debt-