CSA say I owe more than I do, can I appeal decision?
So I have received a letter from the CSA demanding payment of £1814 from underpayment from 1st may 2015 till 1st jan 2016. I have made regular payments to the child’s mother on each o these months and to my calculation have actually underpaid by £370.
I spoke to the CSA and they have told me this underpayment is based on the information fromy last tax year where I had a well paid job but from January 2015 till may 2015 I was unemployed then from may I was in employment on a lesser wage. Upon contacting the CSA they have expressed that this is my fault for not informin them of my change of circumstances and therefore based payments on my previous job salary and have also expressed that I have no right to appeal this.
Does this seem fair that I have to pay £389 a month instead of the £210 I have been payin because me and the child’s mother had an agreement and she full well knows I was not on this salery for the past 8 months and seems to persist in the demand for £1800 when in fact it’s calculated on my current earnings I actually owe £370.
Can I appeal this decision of them having the wrong salary for me even though I did not inform them?
I need some advice please.
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Of course you can appeal. Whoever has told you that you can’t has told you a lie.
Search for appeals on the .gov. uk website.
The CSA should Base payments on information from HMRC and even then they will Base this on incorrect figures.
The CSA have told me it was my dutie to tell them I had changed jobs and because I did not I am still responsible for the underpayment of £1800 even though my wage was a lot lower. I did research this as they said I have no right to appeal and it seems that legally I’m bound to pay the £1800 even though my salary at the time was lower than this amount. Tbh I feel like I’m being robbed as in fact I only owe £370 on my salary calculations at present
They have gone to hmrc and worked out the payments on my wages for the tax year of 2014 as I earnt 39k that year.
My child’s mother is claiming underpayment from May 2015 to dec 2015 when’s salary was a lot less than this which I have proof of.
The CSA told me because I didn’t notify them of a change of wage I’m still viable for the same monthly payment based on 39k from May to dec 2015 and have no right of appeal