Forced to quit my job because of CSA demands
May 22, 2010
I received a letter from csa 18mth ago tellin me I owed £3500 arrears for my 20yr old son. I contacted them and agreed to pay £20 a wk but asked for a break down of my account so I could understand where the arrears were from.
After aprox 30 phone calls and gettin no where with sue WIDDOWS, the person dealing with my account, I told them 5 wks ago I wasn’t prepared to pay anymore money cos my breakdown had not even been ordered. 2 wks ago I spoke to Aroona, a very helpful csa agent, who assured me she would order my breakdown. I received that last wk.
On doing so I contacted the csa and asked them to explain the arrears, again I spoke to a very helpful agent called Gina, she explained the arrears were from 93-94. I asked her to send me a standing order mandate and i would set it up. I received the mandate last Friday 14/05/10 at the same time I received a letter from csa saying they were taking an attachment of earnings for £133.61 a week.
This is absolute madness. I am now going to give my job up because I just can’t afford to live or pay my everyday bills. Can’t believe the csa r fucking my life up for £2000 which is now what I owe.
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…… and how will quitting your job help the situation exactly?
The CSA debt will still be there and you will get no benefits because you voluntarily made yourself unemployed!
if you get more on benfits then you do while you work this happens when people cant pay there bills because they csa unlawful steal money from hard working fathers its not the best option but if you need to do it to protect your home so you can have your kids somewhere to come then what do you expect
your life still goes on and because of the cold sick arse staff at do inculdle all the facts
Hi Alan fitton,
Make yourself aware of ALL the facts.
1) If you quit your job there could be delays of up to 26 weeks before you qualify for state benefits.
2) Alleged arrears will still remain.
It would be more beneficial to apply for your Data Protection file (click on my user name and go to the down load section for a template letter) and establish if the alleged arrears are correct ~ mistakes are not unusual !!
Alan, and others, I am also considering doing the same, for the simple fact that it just isn’t worth being an upstanding, tax-paying member of society. I have been lucky enough having never had to claimed benefits but there is always the posibility or working for cash in hand. That way you get a little more of what you are worth and not having to give 40% to the CSA when the fat lazy benefit scrounging ex refuses to let you see your kids for the past 12 years!!! Sorry, some bad feeling there. However, the very system which purports to be doing this in order to alleviate the financial suffering of parents-with-care and their children, also causes otherwise normal people to take drastic action which reduces tax income as people try to reduce their visible income. Self employment is a good way to go. Life does go on – but it’s pleasures are reduced. There is an unwillingness to firmly deal with obviously evil ex-partners as it will be a total vote-loser. I felt quite calm until I started this note. Apologies again.
Keriou,
If you still have ongoing liability and the agency deem that you have given up income to avoid making child support payments, your calculated liability could still stand regardless.