CSA advice forum

CSA advice forum » Child Support Agency

1. podgyone
   Member
   
   

   The CSA have just hit me with a new calculation of maintenance, in this they have taken into consideration my child tax/working tax credit and my payments have increased from £27.00 per week to £58.00 per week which to be honest is going to ruin my family financially and means that I would be better of out of work. The CSA have been trying to get me to set up a direct debit mandate with them where they can control the amount they are taking and are not happy that I have reinstated a standing order through my bank account where I control the amount. I am worried now that they may go to my employer for a doe, I have as well as every1 else on this site a very long story to tell about my dealings with this incompetent agency and have been at times suicidal at their unrealistic demands. I am not wanting to get out of paying maintenance for my son I have got my MP involved in this matter and have proof that I am financially better off on benefits than having a job. What I would also like to know is why a NRP child tax/working tax is classed as income and taken into the maintenance calculation, yet the PWC does not have to declare her maintenance to the child tax/ working tax departments as income?

   Posted 2 years ago #

2. summerflower
   Member
   
   

   This is a a dodgy area.........as far as i'm aware if you don't tell csa about your tax credits they cannot use it.

   Posted 1 year ago #

3. trisha
   Member
   
   

   thats right. If the pwc is claiming tax credits then they dont take any of her income into the assessment.

   You say that they have just done a new calculation. Have you read this over. Why have they done one in the first place. The only way this is done is either you or the pwc ask them to do this. If you are paying them by standing order then keep doing this dont let CSA bully you they are not allowed to do this . They have to obtain a court order to enforce this doe. If they try to do this you go to court with your evidence that you are paying by SO. The CSA are afraid of the courts. Are you on the old system or new because if you are on the old then you can hit them with more stuff. Are your children you have now to your new partner in your new calculation. If they are living with you they have to be. If not you can get a letter from your partner to say that you have shared care. Remember they need to be staying with you for 2 nights or more a week. Does your ex have more children to another partner is she claiming CSA for them. Is she living with a new partner. IF she is and she has a child to him then you can question this. What age is your other children as this will affect a lot of things as well.

   Please get back to me with more info. You could beat this yet.

   Posted 1 year ago #

RSS feed for this topic

Reply

You must log in to post.