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REMO advice
Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone would be able to give advice or point me in the right direction. My ex wife took our son to Sweden 6 years ago and has since refused to tell me where they live or even let me know when theyre back in the UK for visits. I always supported her financially, even when I lost my job and…
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Extra hours with nursery
Hello all my son is 2, 3 in January and the health visitor says he's showing signs of a delay (with speach and drawing a straight line lol) not sure what element it comes under but it's one whole thing he's failing on or not quite up to speed with, he's had a hearing test come back 100% (HV referrd us to audiology) Just…
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Child tax credit overpayments.
Hello I have not worked for the last 3 years and have been claiming child tax credit for 3 young children. My husband has worked full time throughout. I started a new job in January and we have been told we now have an overpayment of £5000+. My husband earned about 26k for the whole tax year and from January to April I…
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Reporting someone to CMS
Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows what I should do in this circumstance please? I have a child who is 13. I always knew who the father was, but I didn’t have this confirmed until 3 years ago. I applied for maintenance for my child soon after I had the proof that he was indeed the father. The rate payable was only £7 per…
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Childcare Vouchers - Will I lose Them All?
Back in April 2020 I had £500 of childcare vouchers saved, then lockdown hit. My employer allowed me to work from home and childcare was not needed, so I lowered my vouchers to just £1 per month so I didn't lose the entitlement. Now some 14 months later I am still home working with a return later this year. During this…
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Maintenance payments
Hi, if your child wants to start working now has finished a college course and doesn’t want to go to university in sept, is 18 yrs old when do the payments stop. Thankyou
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Child benefit - increase in earnings
him I’m currently in receipt of CB. In May I got a new job and I am now earning 49k rising to 59kin December. My husband is self employed and in the last tax year earned 36k. He has had a substantial increase in earnings since January and is expecting to earn over 50k this tax year. When do I need to end my entitlement?
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Reduction in payments due to second child
Any help on this would be much appreciated. In the simplest terms, this is my situation; * I currently pay maintenance to my first partner for a child - these payments are made direct with the CMS stating how much it should be (changes year on year). * Myself and my wife had a child in January this year. I understand that…
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Child Maintenance and Child Benefit ending
Hello, daughter was 18 last September and in higher 6th doing A Levels, college has now finished and she will go to uni this September. When will Child Benefit and Maintenance end? Thanks
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Maintanance
My daughter who was 18 last month April 2021. She finishes college this week on Friday end of may . No more exams or a levels too do. Do I stop paying child maintanance straight away . She is taking a year out of education too work & then go uni next year if she gets her grades . What is the law please
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Calculating child support payments
Hi, I pay child support for 2 children. The calculation is based on my salary after salary sacrifice pension contributions. I currently have a company car but will be opting for a salary sacrifice car scheme whereby I get a car allowance of £500pcm but the car salary sacrifice is £800pcm. Does child support take this into…
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Can you open an old CSA case?
Can an old CSA case be re-opened? My daughters Dad walked out of her life when she was 7 years old never to be seen again well until now she'll be 20 next month. I opened a case with CSA, but he ran his own painting and decorating business, unregistered, worked cash in hand at the time. He was earning loads of money drove…
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Change of circumstances
Hi there. I used to live on my own and pay £313 a month in child maintenance. I have now moved in with my girlfriend and her two sons. My question is am I eligible to have my payments lowered due to me supporting the household bills and food etc. The £313 a month is now crippling my finances. Surely I can have this…
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National Insurance Credits
Hello, Please can anyone advise me on the following? I read that if child benefit was paid in your name and you weren't working you would have been credited with NI for up to 12 years. The person I read about then had her pension updated and also backdated. Then today I have read that this was only if you did not claim the…
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child tax credit
ok long story i changed bank accounts and i informed child tax credit of change in circumstances online because i could not get through on the phone i also wrote a letter that they never got apparently but it was not changed i have reference number that i did change details online , so on the 28th of april my CTC went to a…
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When does it stop?
My daughter is now 18 (April 21), currently doing her A-Levels. Leaves school on the 28th May. Hopefully commenting an apprenticeship, only 12 weeks per annum at uni. The rest of the time is on the job training. £15k wage. No agreement through the old CSA or current child maintenance. When do I stop paying? I’ve been told…
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Child's rent and board
Hi, my son is 18yrs old, doing an aprentiship, where he is at college one day a week and working with a mechanic the other 4 days a week, he takes home £950 a month. He pays £140 a month for room and board etc, I feel this isn't enough as it costs me about £110 a month just for his food and that doesn't include the washing…
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30 free hours / tax free childcare website issues
Hi all, My son is 3 yrs old in August so I'm able to apply for his '30 free hours' code. I applied yesterday but the government website has informed me that we are not eligible because: "Your child's details were on your application submission more than once" They've also said because of this we have lost the tax free…
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CMS sending annual review letters for closed case including personal information
I have a case with the CMS which was closed around 3 years ago. In February of this year I received an annual review letter for this case. The "child" is now 21 years old. This letter was also sent to the child's mother and included information that I was now in receipt of benefits. I have made a complaint to the CMS…
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Child Benefit in Leap Years - 52 weeks paid vs 53 weeks on Self Assessment Tax Return!
Ok hopefully this is a simple one - although different people have different numbers of children - the principle should be the same... So - I have 3 children and in the 2020/21 tax year received 13 payments of 195.80 each, totaling 2545.40. When divided by 52 weeks this gives 48.95 per week. I used 2545.40 on my SATR,…
