From 1 November 2022, the amount protected in a bank arrestment will increase from £566.51 to £1,000. This means that anyone subject to a bank arrestment from 1 November will be left with a minimum of £1,000 in their bank account.

This change is being introduced through the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 which removed the arrangement for fixing the amount protected in a bank arrestment to the monthly threshold for earnings arrestment, which is a different type of debt recovery mechanism.