Organise important documents at home

Use this guide when paperwork is piling up or you could not find an important document quickly if you needed it. Have a clear table, a few folders or a box file, a shredder or confidential waste bag, and a phone or scanner.

Step by step

1. Gather everything in one place

   Collect paperwork from drawers, bags, the car and email printouts into one pile. Include identity documents, bank and pension statements, insurance, tax, property and medical letters. Seeing it all at once makes sorting easier.