Fighting the CSA: Should I quit my job?

December 17, 2009

I have had no ends of grief from my kids mothers due to the incompetence of this mis managed government agency.I built up a 5000 pound debt to the agency over 2 years because i was unwilling to pay nearly 100 pounds a week to my child (an amount i never had the luxury of spending on my kids when i was with the mother).

I got chased for the money but agreed a slightly less amount which i gave my ex via a check in full instead of installments through the debt collection agency.

I had another child with my then girlfriend and suddenly had a letter from the CSA saying my ex actually wasnt really happy with our private deal and wants the 5000 pounds- so there is my arrears, to be honest i dont dispute the arrears however this figure should go down when i have a DOE but alas it has risen to nearly 8000 pounds and when i ask why nobody knows. Since me and my littlest sons mother have split i asked her to go through the CSA immediatly so i dont build up arrears but alas i find out i owe her over 1500 pounds, How can this be?

My DOE was in place from the beginning and it gets much worse, i have been moved from the old scheme to the new one great i get to pay less NO, because my eldest was getting nearly one hundred pounds a week he couldnt possibly get a lot less so they have PHASING i will gradually pay less so when hes 16 i pay 32.50 the amount my poor lil one recieves now.

i am appalled that one of my children is worth more than the other as is my little ones mother it has come to the point where i will have to forfeit my job so as my children can get an equal amount between them as for the arrears seems they just pluck figures out of thin air and refuse to give me a break down of where my money has gone.

Written by russell fletcher · Filed Under CSA Advice, CSA Complaints

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3 Responses to “Fighting the CSA: Should I quit my job?”

Ian Longman on December 17th, 2009 9:50 pm

Hi there,

I have just been reading your story on here and I have arranged a protest in London in the new year against the CSA.Unfair payments collected by the CSA.

Please feel free to join us on this protest event this January, go to the news section on this website, send me an e-mail that you’ll be attending.

Its come to a stage where voices need to be heard about the CSA

Kind Regards
I.Longman.
chall on December 20th, 2009 10:58 am

Hi,

Phasing lasts for a max of 5 years or until the new amount is reach, which ever is soonest.

You really need to establish what has been/ is happening with your case. You can apply for your Data Protection File and a complete account breakdown – there is a template letter in the download section at http://www.afairercsaforall.co.uk, please be aware that the agency are now charging a £10 fee for this.
N.Samson on April 14th, 2010 4:39 pm

Its ok that fathers dont like this phasing crap….but what about the mothers who have to put up with what dads think is a fair amount to live on. Also can you see a pattern too. Dads that just go on to breed and breed and breed, never stopping knowing under the new system they can have 15 children and only pay 25% divided by 15….therefore they must think it acceptable that each of their children survive on just a very small amount of their salary. Some mothers work damm hard to support their children because the fathers seem to want their own life now. Never mind the lives they helped to create. The csa is a fair system, not always for everyone, but neither is life.