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25% pension
If I took my 25% tax free pension now (57yo)does it affect my Child Maintenance payments e.g will they go up?
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CSA Arrears Calculation Wrong
Hi, I have a significant debt with the CSA (£8688) which I have been paying over the last couple of years despite not knowing that the case had been open. I received a letter in 2018 saying that there was a huge outstanding amount. This was the first contact i had from them for years, which was a shock as I had been paying…
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National insurance tax rise and CMS
Posting as a reminder to all those paying CMS with an assessment in place that the upcoming national insurance tax rise will not affect your assessment and will not reduce the amount you need to pay the parent with care. So especially with the current costs of living pressures those in such a position will need to think…
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Email address
Hi Does anyone know an email address for CMS? I've looked online and can't find 1. It keeps pointing me to do it through online portal but I'd rather speak via email so I have proof of discussion. I've tried to call and get 1 but tells me to use online portal or hold line for over an hour. I waited for 45 minutes then had…
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30 hours
From January i started sending my kids to nursery which is funded by the 30 hours. We are still having to pay although technically we are only using around 23 hours. I don't want to rock the boat but how can this be the case?
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CMO possible problem
My other half pays nearly £300 a month for his 16 yr old daughter. She is in college for 13 hours a week. However she is also working but not going through the books. His childs mother is literally getting more money than us and hasnt worked for 14 years!! Any advice much appreciated. TIA.
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CSA calculations
Ok so I need some advice! My partner is paying Child maintenance for 2 children as calculated by CSA however what I cannot get my head around is how calculations are based on income after pension payments and not after all dedications like Tax and NI? My husband is employed and it’s not like he has a choice weather he pays…
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Should I switch to tax free childcare?
Hi, Apologies if I haven't put this in the right category, but I'm hoping someone can help! I've recently returned to work after maternity leave and kept my childcare vouchers as £1 per month during that time but now want to increase it to the £243 per month limit to help with the cost of childcare. I'm wondering whether…
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Unfair Child support contribution?
My son is 18 and attending higher education and has recently moved into student accommodation due to the institutes location from our home. His father has paid £216 a month since he was 2yrs old and told the CSA that he earned £25k a year and had him every other weekend. His father owns at least 2 houses that I know of and…
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30 hours free childcare query
Hi, My son is due to start Nursery next month and attend 2 days a week, we are slightly confused regarding the 30 hours. We have been told out of the 30 hours free funding (stretched over 52 weeks) they deduct 7.3 hours a day and ask us to pay for the non-funded hours of 3.7 hours (11 hours is a full day), with the…
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CSA payable even after leaving education
Hi, my husband's son left school as a Year 11 in May and did not take up a place in college, which I reported to the CSA online in September. This was rejected and we paid CSA up until 18th October when I discovered that he was in fact in an apprenticeship. I phoned the CSA again and reported the change, it was put into an…
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CMS incorrect calculation and payment terms?
Hi, My partner has a 14-year-old daughter who has recently moved
in with her father (as she didn’t like our rules etc etc) who has now put in a
claim with CMS despite my partner playing ball and supporting them. The child moved in around the end of March/early April 2021. The CMS paperwork come through with the first…
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Cm payment help
I have a court order which states i have shared residency and 6 out of 14 nights , so 60/40 plus half the holidays. The cm calculator it seems doesn't take into consideration holidays? Or does it. How do I work out what I should be paying including holidays. Do I have to open a case as the calculator doesnt take into…
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HIGH Income child benefit charge question
I earn over 50k but dnt receive any child benefit. My ex I just found out has been claiming. Am i liable to pay the charge because she is claiming? She is on a low salary and works only 1 day.
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Incorrect nursery provider payment
In August, due to miscommunication from the nursery provider that my child goes too. I changed the payment on my childcare account to the wrong nursery for one month. The childcare account team cannot help me retrieve the funds and the nursery who has received the money, incorrectly, will not return the money to my…
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Reduced income CMS
I was earning up until last month £39000 this has dropped to £30000 i am paying CMS based on £39000 what do i do? is it automatically reviewed every year? i cannot keep paying the amount it is currently
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Am I paying to much? Unable to see the children and there is no mortgage on the home
Hi My wife and I separated 1 year ago. She is living in the family home with our 3 children. There is no mortgage on the house. She earns a good salary and receives a £1000 from me per month. When I have looked into what I should provide for it includes, food, clothing, a home/roof over the children head. As there is no…
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Studying and working full time?
please help! My 19year old daughter has enrolled on a further 1year college course full time, yet she has a full time job too! CMS cannot act as they can only act if child benefits stops, yet she receives child benefit as she’s in full time education - it’s a vicious cycle. I’m not convinced she’s attending college and has…
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Effect of Covid on childcare vouchers
I wondered if anyone else finds themselves with a surplus of childcare vouchers due to Covid? We had saved up a significant sum to carry our children through school holidays etc but for the last two summers we have not been able to use them because many settings were not running and also we were working at home and didn't…
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Cms Payments dispute
If a nrp pays a higher amount one month randomly so his monthly cms amount plus more then when the following month is due says that the extra amount was for future payments (2 months) so in effect he’s saying he’s paid that month plus 2 months in advance is this right? Circumstances could change during this time so amount…
