CSA admit a mistake to me, but still chase for money
I have had loads of problems with CSA for a child I didn’t know I had – they took a large sum from my wages in Feb 2008 and when queried (after about 6 months through appeals etc) they admitted that they hadn’t contacted me properly and I received £100 for inconvenience. I had arrears of about 2k which I have been paying and are down to 1K.
I recently asked for a statement and it starts with an opening balance from 11 Dec 2007 of £1716 but it doesn’t say where this figure has come from.
Also, I have noticed that my weekly payments due has been £44 from 2007 until now however in 2007 I earned aroung 18k a year to the £25K I earn now. Should I request where they got the figure of £1716 from or should I just leave it as my daughter was evidently born in 1999 – I would note I was at university until 2002 then earner around 18k a year until 2007?
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Have you insisted on a DNA test?
You should not trust the mothers word.
If you contact them it could get worse. £44.00 is light compared to what they may make you pay if they delve into what you earn now. 15% of 25k is 3750 divide by 52 and that is roughly what you may pay so i say don't rattle the cage
sould of been a 1oo,ooo coz the amount of stress it gives you all the ppl that have this prob with them should be compansated
Csa admitted mistakes to my husband too, and now want him to pay £10k. The y admitted computer errors and the sending of letters which they should not have sent. There response was basically " Yes it was our mistake, but we are not writing it off."
Treat the £100 they paid you as an acceptance of liability for damages and start chasing them for damages. That means a continual stream of threatening letters to them, pick out individual members of staff and threten them that your sending bailiffs around to their homes etc.