csa dismiss benefit fraud!

September 26, 2009

my partner has happily paid the csa for his daughter ( aged 18) but now, after her working since April and leaving home! they still want money AND say they cant do anything regards the fact my partner’s ex has continued to claim benefits and child benefit for her! she finished college in february and we was told no more payments were expected, then the ex reclaims child benefit on the basis the daughter is going back to college, KNOWING that she was leaving home! its sucks and we cant seem to do a thing to bring this fraud to light!

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11 Responses to “csa dismiss benefit fraud!”

chall on September 28th, 2009 6:39 pm

If you suspect child benefit fraud, you should report this to the Child Benefit office.
The CSA can also make checks with the college that your step daughter is supposably attending.
There are also rules governing work and living arrangements within The Child Support Act – join us in the forum at http://www.afairercsaforall.co.uk
John on September 30th, 2009 3:42 pm

Hi, I come across this type of problem a lot. I suggest that if the woman concerned is claiming Housing or Council Tax Benefits contact the Council for the area she lives in, ask to speak to the Fraud Unit, you can give information anonymously.
For DWP benefits there is s National Hotline to report fraud.
Child Benefit has been transfered to HM Tax and Revenue, they also have a hotline for reporting fraud.
Jason on October 12th, 2009 12:01 pm

I too have been paying for my twins for one year after the liability should have ceased, they are both at Uni living away from home but not in residence. I can not prove that they no longer live with my ex wife!!! She still claims child benefit for them both on the pretence that they live at home.
Vic on October 18th, 2009 11:28 am

I too have a similar problem. CSA payments for my child should have ceased in September of this year as this is when his child benefit should have stopped. I contacted the CSA to let them know about this because contrary to belief they do not stop your CSA payments unless your ex partner informs them of this. Anyway back to my story. After about a six week wait i received a letter from the CSA that my child had started college then left and has gone back to school so i will have to keep on paying until he has left full time education or until his nineteenth birthday whichever comes first. Now the problem is that i am unfortunately not in contact with him as my ex partner moved away quite a few years ago not leaving a forwarding address. I would be very grateful if anyone could give me some advice as to whether the CSA would get any proof of education as she has been in trouble for Benefit fraud before and any ideas of how i can find out when he leaves. Many thanks in advance.
mr.pink on October 27th, 2009 8:50 pm

Jason,
You don’t have to prove where your children live as they are in University, which is further education whereas child support is only payable for kids in full time education.
From the CSA web pages:-
Child maintenance is payable all the time that Child Benefit is being paid and the child is:
aged under 16; or
under 19 and in full-time non-advanced education
The definition of full time education is more than 12 hours a week of study on a course up to and including A level standard.
michelle on July 1st, 2010 6:48 pm

my husband pays for is son which lives with us she claims child benifit and csa for him and says he lives with her and they beleave her which sinks we all so have a 4yr old which the csa dont beleave us all papers have been sent but who is she were she from how long has she lived with you my god thick or what
well am sorry now were going to court and going to claim my money back from her and doing her for fraud people just cant getaway from doing these things socile services are with us on this one they got the date when he moved in with us .he at our doctors he with connetions at our address ha ha my god how do they thing they get away with it wish us look and ill let you all no how we got on
katy on September 26th, 2010 2:11 pm

im confused now since the new law on csa came in april 2010. do you or not have to inform the income support agency that you getting money from csa, appaently no from what some peopl have said.
regards
Anne on January 24th, 2011 12:50 pm

My ex-daughter-in-law is claiming CSA from my son although the child she is claiming for is now living with her father. How can I inform the CSA of this fact?
jason 2 on July 18th, 2011 3:19 pm

im glad im not on my own on this subject.! my son stopped his college course a year ago, i told my ex wife to let child benifit no as he was going on 18 at the time,so they would let the csa no,so then my payments would stop,like prop all of u i dont mind paying for our kids,is just the fact when my ex never has informed them and a year on im still having to pay csa.ive informed the csa but all i got told is that they need to be informed by child benifit that my ex as told them and stopped claiming for him,but she hasnt done this so i still pay csa. ive now been told that my son has started a jod paying tax ,so why am i still paying csa ,arnt these two departments conected some how?and im not talking a small some of money here too. ive even rang benifit fraud twice,each time i ring to see whats happing they are not allowed to tell me anything . why cant things be much easier for me to solve this can any one plesea advise thanks jason2
Mike G. on August 19th, 2011 4:46 pm

Like Jason 2, my daughter left college in November of 2010 but my ex-wife has continued to claim Child Benefit for her despite the fact it is quite clearly fraudulent. I have reported it the National Benefits Fraud Hotline in writing but they are slow so nothing has happened yet. In the meantime, the CSA still want me to pay even though my daughter is now at work..! They claim that as long as my ex-wife receives Child Benefit then I have to pay maintenance. However, this is not true – speak to http://www.childsupportspecialists.co.uk , they have successfully contested many such cases as the CSA themselves don’t know the law on this hence their mistakes. I’ve got them working on my case and the CSA are now seeing the light.
billy on October 23rd, 2011 1:58 pm

How many more of the same. My ex calimed that my daughter was in college when she wasn’t , then my son the same. CSA do not want to know. I have reported to IRS , no joy.I am paying almost £800 a month ( 40% of my income ) in arrears and current payments for children now aged almost 18 (and about to become a father himself) and a daughter aged 21 next month. My MP is useless. All SOMONE has to do is check with the college as they will not give me the information. Any ideas on what else I can do , I am about to give up hope.