Breathing space is a scheme aimed to help people dealing with debt, within the scheme there are two types of help they offer people. MHCBS (Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space) is for patients that suffer with any type of mental health. The second is the standard scheme available to anyone, both objectives are the same; to help people manage their debt going forward.

• The first type of breathing space is the standard Breathing space, offering anyone in a problem debt for 60 days maximum.
• The second is a mental health crisis Breathing Space, which will last as long as the individuals mental health crisis treatment, plus 30 days. People are entitled to this as often as they are in a crisis treatment. This procedure is for the mental health crisis breathing space and not the standard breathing space.