I feel suicidal because of the CSA
The CSA have come up with a figure of £31558 that im in arrears for. Iknow this to be untrue. My last dealings with them ,three years ago ,they were taking 40% of my wages ,leaving me with £75 pw. They wanted £75pw for my last child (I have 3)and £20 for the arrears.This led to a breakdown.
When I said I’d pay my ex-wife personally, so I signed off of the CSA, they asked for £95 pw anyway, leaving me with no money to give her.
I phoned the CSA up today ,after finding out that not even solicitors will deal with them. I asked ‘if I had a lump sum of £20000 would they accept this as full payment?’ .their reply was a simple NO ….
I can’t appeal because I signed off of their books .The debt is still owed. I feel suicidal because I know if I get a job I will be stung for 40% of my wages again.
Can you offer any advice ?
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First off you need to stop talking with them on the phone. Get everything in writing. You can send them a letter via recorded delivery with the following text.
“I have recently received correspondence from the csa. I am requesting all contact is completed in writing and I do not wish to receive telephone contact from this point on.”
Why are you trying to negotiate with them on the phone your not buying a second hand car. You need to request your file under the data protection act which will cost you £10. There is a letter template below.
http://www.nacsa.co.uk/index.php/letters
Either they have miscalculated how much your owe in which case you can correct them through the appeals process and through talking with your MP or you do owe them that much. If you owe them that much and there’s no way you can pay it then you need to start thinking about other avenues. There is a very good article below which will explain some of your options.
http://www.dad.info/a-guide-to-csa/what-to-do-if-you-can-t-make-payments
Basically there’s no point in thinking about suicide, at the moment your maybe feeling trapped and like there’s no way out but this is just a state of mind. Once you open your eyes and start speaking to people and most importantly take control of the situation you will realise that there are many, many options for you.
hi im having trouble with ths csa i have a 19 year old daughter which i had an agreement with my ex partnerfrom the age of 1 year old to support her. so after 16 years i get a letter from the csa saying i ow £70.000 for arreas so after about 30 phone calls and threatening letters from the csa im suicidle and cant take no more shit from these people as far as im concerned ive given my daughter all she needed through her life and now its causing family up set can someone advise me of my rights please
I use http://www.nacsa.co.uk or if all else fails find the nearest CSA office and release some furry! the CSA are just like the USA TSA homeland security.
Time for a revolution:-)