The CSA always take the receiving parent’s side
I have been separated from my partner since march 2011 it was she who left me and took the 2 children to live with another partner and she now has another child.
I have paid each month for my children but in janu 2014 my ex partner decided this wasnt enough so she contacted the csa. i had paid in january but the csa has discounted this because my ex said it was in arrears it isnt but the csa seem to take the receiving parents side.
They told my ex how much my business earns each year and how much i paid for a dna test she then told my 9 year old son who gave me verbal abuse saying im lying and why didnt i spend the dna money on them.
She has also told whoever will listen how much my business earns and i am suffering because of it. i have raised the data protection issue with the csa and my MP and am still awaiting a response. i have now been told that in august i will have to pay a further 20% because my ex is so spiteful that she will not allow direct pay they have worked out how much i can afford how can they ask for a further 20%.
I have had 4 different case workers since january and each one tells me something different it is a total shambles.
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Have a look here, that 20% charge should not happen and if it does then NRP’s all over the country really need to shout at their MP’s about this.
http://www.dad.info/child-maintenance/child-maintenance-q-a
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Keep a record of everything and keep on at the mp. No she shouldn’t have known any financial information about you, only her maintenance breakdown figures everything else is a data protection breach. With 2 children it’s only 20% off of your pay but they can deduct 40% overall to pay off any arrears outstanding.
My understanding of this is that the CSA are trying to make both parents come to a mutual private arrangement. They only enforce the charge if either party tries to stop the arrangement. In your case the mother is being difficult. Call the CSA and tell them you wish to make private arrangement but the mother is not. I was told that in these cases the 20% charge is waved and the mother is charged instead for being the spanner wanting to mess up the arrangement.
Anyone correct me on this?
Gonk
Hi gonk….my understanding is, if one party cannot agree then both will be charged a percentage, ultimately the nrp being charged more which will effect maintenance payments, so pwc and most importantly children lose out….which hopefully will entice parents to play fair.
The 20% will not be deducted from the monthly payment it is in addition to the monthly payment the receiving parent pays only 4% and it ultimately becomes the receiving parents choice. If you refuse to pay the 20% the cms take the fee from the maintenance payment therefore putting you in arrears. I asked if I paid a lump sum cos it would be cheaper to take the money off a credit card and pay before the charges come in would I avoid the charge they said no because they would still make the payments to my ex on a monthly basis. So you can’t win . Thing is the government was in uproar about bank charges but thus is far more than the banks ever charged.