I’ve been left with no money to live on – is there anything I can do?
October 31, 2013
I was seperated from my childs partner and tried to arrange a private payment with her as she was on benefits but she refused. She or the jobcentre contacted the c.s.a and they decided that i was to pay £108 A WEEK …
i was working and making approx £190 a week with full rent, shopping and was in a new relationship and supporting another child. anyway this fight went on where they eventually arreseted my wages and took all money over £80 a week off my wages and forced me out of my job….
i ended up paying £70 a month payments to them for years and out of the blue they arrested my wages and are now taking £219 a month to pay arrears that accumulated in 97/98/99 where they wanted the £108p/w
…. i am also paying £300 monthly to my other ex for 3 kids but not through the c.s.a so basically over half of my wages is going to maintenance and what is left is barely covering my rent/ food . contacting the c.s.a they will not help me, or reduce the payment…. it is only arrears left as my child is 19 and in F/T employment.
at my wits end with nowhere to turn.. is there anything i can do please
Csa can only take 15% of your wages they are taking far too much off you u need to get them to reasess the amount
Join CSA Ripoffs. Lots of great help, advice and support.
they can take upto 40% if you have arrears
Go unemployed. Or selfemployed. And pay them £10 a week..
I get raped by the CSA. £240 CSA, £255 for her car loan & £120 a month in fuel to keep contact. CSA don’t care that they are actually making me an absent parent!!! #criminal
As one of you ex’s insists on using the CSA then you should move the other into the system also. I say this reluctantly as involving the CSA at all is bad news however, you will find yourself paying less overall as all they can take is a max of 25% of your income after tax. They will then proportion it between the mothers of your children accordingly.
The CSA do the same to me. They don’t take in to account living expenses at all. I think lots of us should write to Watchdog at the same time and hopefully get a story featured. A bit of publicity may get the governments attention.