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How do we make this stop? We dont want or need his money.
You might as well ask how to explain quantum physics to a moronic ameoba with a wooden leg and a hernia. I mean, you are dealing with people who work for the csa, if you start with the approach that these are the most stupid people on the planet you might find life a bit easier. Of course they might all be really very clever, and just work for the csa out of a sense of moral duty to the rest of mankind. The ‘trigger’ is likely to be your claim for child benefit, if so then this is a policy situation and the blame lies as much with politicians as the csa and may even be unlawful under european rules. Not sure what to suggest, dont deal with the csa by phone, keep all communication in writing and recorded delivery, keep fighting. Part of the problem you will find is that the NRP (your ex) will have money deducted at source and sent to the csa coffers but may take a long time (if at all) reaching you. Get legal advice on having the payments made directly to you if that is still possible, that way if you really dont want it you can just send it back to your ex. (if you manage that you should send a confirmation copy of the return to your MP and the csa just to rub their noses in it)
Were you ever in receipt of benefits pre 2010, csa automaticslly got involved to get money back for the state, now pwc gets to keep all payments. Have you closed the case with the csa, do they have your ex on this arrears scam? My advice is togrt your file sent which cost a tenner, ask the csa to send you form, do this by writing with your intentions and send recorded, I would also make an appointment to see your mp. Csa are destroying so many lives and tearing families apart.
Telephone the CSA request case closure and tell them all arrears due to you have been paid directly.
by law any parent with care who claimed benefit prior to 2006 was obliged to have a case open with the CSA – this was to pay back the Secretary of State a portion of the benefits claimed.
After 2006 the law changed and there was no legal requirement for anyone to have a csa case that they did not want. If you have a case open and you do not wish to receive payments you can request a case closure and this will be done. If there are arrears on the case these can be adjusted to nil if you declare that you have received money you consider for CM – by law any debt adjustment requires a signed declaration by the parent with care.
in answer to the comments made by j on sept 22nd – the ‘trigger’ will have nothing to do with child benefit, it would pertain to any income support or unemployment benefit claim made by yourself, as advised above the law required all parents with care in receipt of state prescribed benefits to have a case opened with csa. The arrears scam is not a scam, by law the CSA are not allowed to ‘write off’ debt, they can adjust it if the PWC signs the declaration that they have received this amount directly, and all payments collected from the NRP (the ex) whether it be by dorect debit, card payments or deduction of earnings order are paid out to the PWC the same day as they are received as long as there is money due to the PWC – the CSA only withholds money if it is not yet due to the PWC, for example if the NRP pays in advance prior to going on holiday etc. If money is taken on a Deduction of Earnings Order the employer will deduct it from the employee’s wages at the frequency they are paid (possibly weekly) and then send it to the CSA on a monthly basis, this is not the CSA holding money in their ‘coffers’ this is the employer holding it in their account and paying it at a later date
Quote Alice; ‘After 2006 the law changed and there was no legal requirement for anyone to have a csa case that they did not want.’
The correct date for the change is 27 October 2008.
chall ~ afairercsaforall
@ Alice, i’m sorry but I have to agree with j when she call it ‘arrears scam’ because no matter what the law dictates regarding csa not being able to write off debts, the incompetent/untrained CSA staff AND the database they use, initiate arrears are fictitious/non-existent!!!
If the software programme is wrong then fictitious arrears can (and have) been accumulating for NRP’s without their knowledge, so in fact, there are no arrears to be written off…. that’s a scam if ever there was one!!! I believe the CSA call it a ‘clerical’ error…
The software programme (according to CSA staff) does not allow:
1) letter/assessment questionaires to be issued on an annual basis to the PWC/NRP to request updated information. This would prevent the ‘build up of ‘arrears’ due to ‘no contact’ from the PWC/NRP. The DWP manage to send out tax returns on an annual basis so why cant the CSA do the same for re-assessments.
2) staff to record and store evidence that supports the PWC/NRP assessment/response (to prevent arrears being initiated due to a ‘non-compliant’ NRP).
3) variation on status due to ‘yes/no’ answers being requried to move on to the next question.
99% of the fictitious arrears that have been issued could have been prevented if the CSA were capable of doing their job properly, had a sofware system that was fit for purpose…. AND a fair method for assessing amount to be paid by the NRP!!
The CSA is a scam for the government to make more money!!
Sally…