Paying private arrangement, now CSA wants arrears when I have already paid

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1. Hi sorry to hear about your situation. All I can say is sorry its not positive . the CSA will take what ever they feel. I have a similar problem due to them taking so long to re calculate mine. I read up a lot and used the information I had found out to tell them that they could give you upto 2 years. They point blankly told me no I had to do it in 6 months if i didn’t the the would do a DOE. This was even the case when I have never missed a payment and have kept them informed all the way of any changes to my circumstances. They do not care that you may not have enough to pay your own bills all they want is the money and treat it as if it is them that you owe it too.
   The NRP that pays always seems to be the one that gets punished whilst the RP has total control over every aspect of the children/s. No thought is given to any of the circumstances of the NRP. It’s just a case of pay up and shut up.

2. They should give you 2 years to pay it (its a debt steer so if you don’t earn enough to pay it back in that time ,what can they do,they will have to give you longer,they have to leave you with something to live on -bare minimum though ?)We are having to pay everything again,because even with ALL the bank statements she had to say it was for CM-what else could she say it was ?Apparently she could say it was a gift,a loan she’s paying back from the relationship(my husband paid all those when they got divorced which could also be proven!)anything she likes really EXCEPT CM.Makes me so cross.My husband was not an errant father,well not till she alienated the children from us recently !!!Would the CSA like to come & look at my photo albums ,the happy smiling faces ,the family holidays we took them on.Camping in Cornwall & Devon its all we could afford after he paid the her the CM -which the CSA refuse to acknowledge. Unbelievable ! We know what we’ve done & Iwe’re determined to fight this out. In a Court of Law,if necessary.

3. The csa are not stupid and they will question why she has taken so long to contact them regarding none payment, they are not stupid, its more revenue for them
   You need to get your mp to help you, write a letter of complaint, I write this letter more in hope than in expectation but it is with some regret that I must complain about the actions, or rather inactions of the child support agency and the way they have treated me and my family, explain exactly what you belive they have done to you regardless of whether they think it matters it does to you or you wouldt be writing the email to start with, (give details here of incomings and outgoings) doesnt matter if they dont want to see them put it all down , if you have had problems paying rent if your in debt because of these people put it all down, lay it on thick, then hit them hard with this legislation, copy and paste is probably easier
   Mention that you believe that they have made an Official Error. Ask the CSA for the decision to be set aside as they are not leaving you enough to live on and is going to cause you an injustice. This is based upon Regulation 55 of the Child Support Act (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) 1992
   http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1813/made
   For those of you who are NRP’s with a new family and for NRPP’s whose children are suffering as a result of the CSA taking your tax credits and enforcing you into financial hardship /poverty because they are taking so much from your income, You may want to mention in your letter that the child support agency are supposed to be lifting children out of poverty and they are supposed to have the best interests of children – this is clearly not taking the welfare of the children into account after all The Children Act 1989 states. ..Any decisions made about a child’s welfare will be made with the child’s welfare given ‘paramount consideration’ and the Child support act 1991 Welfare of children: the general principle. Where, in any case which falls to be dealt with under this Act, the Secretary of State or any child support officer is considering the exercise of any discretionary power conferred by this Act, he shall have regard to the welfare of any child likely to be affected by his decision. . It is very clear that the CSA and the secretary of state are turning a blind eye to both acts and are not really bothered about the welfare of the children. The CSA are in breach of both acts and I would assume that they are in breach of the Child Poverty Act 2010 also. They are making the children of the NRP and their families homeless and destitute and allowing vindictive PWC’s to cause damage and use the agency to abuse the NRP. All the CSA staff are concerned about is reaching their ridiculously high targets set by the Secretary of state to ensure they get their bonus. Bonus’s and high targets should never be brought into the equation of a family break up or supporting children, it is a very sensitive matter and painful for both sides but most of all it is the children who are suffering. copy and paste the above as you need to, dont forget to go into details you can prove,
   Attach a copy of ALL your outgoings, even the things the CSA don’t allow for. after you have added the bits to the email that matter to you send it to all these people below

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