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Need advice about child maintenance
My ex is a part time uni student. I just called the child maintenance to see if I could get some money from him to help with the costs of raising our child but they said because he is a uni student he doesn’t have to pay anything. I thought part time students had to pay? It’s not fair because I know he has money and he…
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Ltd companies and CMS
Hi, I'm looking for some advice on how to get a fair amount of child maintenance for my two children. Their father owns a limited company, and his income is approx £35k a year between salary and dividends. In the year prior to me claiming CMS (2018-19) he stopped taking dividends and took all the money in salary. This was…
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Annual review
Hi all. Been paying £257 a month up to this month. Year ending 2019 I sent £44000 so just got my annual review based on this which is £318 a month. Got my p60 last week which shows £23000 so my wages have gone down by £21000 which is 50 odd % down. I rang them and sent digitally my p60 with last 12 wageslips and they are…
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Child Maintenance
I have my 2 girls 5 nights over a 2 week period. They stay with my ex 7 nights and with the childminder 2 nights over the same 2 weeks. My salary minus pension extra comes to 36970 so I have to pay £490!!! The issue is my partner earns £325,000 plus bonusesa year how can this be fair. My wage after rent and cms payment is…
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Overpaying child support
My partner currently pays child support for his two children which is automatically deducted from his wage weekly. His ex partner currently has the child maintenance set to less than one day a week however he in fact has them for at least 3 nights a week sometimes 5 nights a week. She is refusing to report this change to…
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Child maintenance help
Hi! I don't know if anyone can help me, I'm super confused. My partner has two children with his ex-wife, the eldest child we don't see(fighting parental alienation at the moment :/ ) the younger child we have over 135nights a year not including holidays as they vary so much I can't work it out accurately. I have two…
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Hmrc and p60 differ
Struggling to afford child maintenance because HMRC have told CMS that i earned nearly 5k more than my p60 but CMS only goon what HMRC have told them apparently anyone have any experience or advice on this please? I need to dispute this and can’t afford what they say I should pay
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Trying to inform the CMS about a change of employer
There is no option on the online self service account and i cant get through on the phone - just rings out or call ends. Any ideas of how you do this please? Thanks
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CSA payments
Hello my son's company has closed due to covid 19 they are applying for the scheme where he will be paid 80% his wages. In the meantime what does he do about paying his payments £29 a week he has no income at the moment. Self isolated because felt unwell. With his income now being less what can he do about his CSA…
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Nurseries reopening?
Hi, im a nursery chef. I've been furloughed but am concerned the furlough period will end before the nursery reopens. Surely furloughing people will go in line with schools reopening or anyone with kids is screwed. Also being that I own my house with a mortgage where do i stand with universal credit if furlough ends before…
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Can I use my child care vouchers to pay for someone elses child?
In a previous job, I participated in the salary sacrifice scheme to purchase childcare vouchers. I built up a large amount of these, and was using these to pay a childminder for wrap around services. However, after a time I then changed jobs to one with flexible hours, and this along with use of a breakfast club means I am…
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help with childcare through coronavirus
What do I do? My daughter attends school and a childminder and I work full time. I don't have family local to support and most of my friends also work full time. With the outbreak of corona virus we have received some information today, from the school and a second from the childminder. The school is stating that they may…
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Accurate Child Maintenance Calculation
Currently, I have my son 6 days every other week. He spends Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays every other week with me and returns home on Tuesdays after school. It works out that my ex has my son 4 nights more a month than I do on a regular month. I do have my son on the day he goes back to his…
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Csa payments
What will happen to csa payments if the paying parent loses their job
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Tax Free Child Care
I earn over the £131 threshold but my partner varies some most weeks she is £150 but on occasion its £100 depending on what shifts she does, do we still qualify? Would they take an average over a period or is it weekly earnings?
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Child benefit or claim
My son is 18 and was in full time education. I am in receipt of child benefit for him, but where do i stand now college has closed. We don't know if he will carry on in full time education or wether he should claim benefits between now and then if he does? currently he cannot get a job as he has several health conditions…
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Still paying childcare while government closes nurseries
Im not sure where is best to post or ask this question? As off next week the childminder I use for my 18 month old has followed government guidelines and will be closing. They have stated that full fees will still be payable during the closed period. (And lets face who knows how long this will last) Is this something they…
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Coronavirus
My childcare is with a grandparent, she is now in self-isolation for the forseeable due to the Coronavirus outbreak. I have discussed this with work, and they have said that I need to arrange alternate childcare and have enough time to do so as I’m not in now until next week. However I don’t have another childcare option!…
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Financial help if nurseries and childcare services close
Does anyone know if you would still need to pay nursery fees if they do close due to Covid-19? I am worried as a single parent that I will not be able to afford this if I am required to take time off work to care for my daughter if they so close due to the virus?
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Tax free childcare account - can the accrued tax roll over year on year?
Hello, We have just set up a tax free childcare account to start using next month for nursery fees. We were just wondering if the tax goverment top up we accrue (up to he maximum £2000 a year) can be rolled over into a new year if we don't use it? Thanks!