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How Do You Get Your CSA File?
Sorry to clog up the board as I know this has been explained before, but I can't seem to find a post with all the answers. I'd like to know how to get my file from the CSA. What do I need to ask for? Who do I need to write to? Who do I make my £10 out to, etc? And how long will it take to get it? Thanks
Csa Assessments
Hi all Can the CSA make a assessments on a self-employed person while the year is still being worked. This happened to me and i appealed the figures but it got turned down and now i have a bill for 1000s and Csa have said i can not have it looked at because its over the 14 days (or 30 ). Is this correct.does the truth…
Child Benefits Arrears Question
Good afternoon and thanks you in advance for your help. I have been paying child benefit since late 2006. My ex and I have an ok relationship and chose to pay direct rather than use the CSA. Initially I was on JSA and was paying a flat rate, them as I progressed in my career this has gone up as it should. We always used…
CSA- Pension contributions
Apologies if this has been discussed in a previous thread. What is the maximum % contribution towards my pension, that the CSA will allow, I believe it may be 15% ? Thanks
Directions Notice
Hi All, I would like some advice please, i am a nrp, this is not by choice, the parent with care does not allow me to see my child, and at the moment i am not in a financial position to fight through the courts to get access. I am self employed and have been for many years, i have been given a directions notice from the…
Can you be moved from CSA2 back to CSA1?
My partner is a non resident parent and has always paid the CSA payment in full and on time. The case is under CSA1. We have a child together and I understand that if we were to separate and I made a claim then both assessments would be considered under CSA2. If at a later date I went on to cease to make a claim then would…
How does CSA stop?
My step son is 16 and we've never missed a payment since we were set up on csa1. He's just got a job for the summer and no doubt is working almost full time but intends to go to college in Sept. we're happy to continue paying whilst he is in college but we have a feeling he'll not last the course and probably get a job.…
Ex threating csa and new baby
My ex is demanding £25 a week or they'll go the CSA. The Csa said £35 a week if done thrust them; I've arranged to pay the mum £100 every month so no csa involvement. I have my child three nights a week. My questions: If I missed a few months thry my own hardship, and she went csa, what could they do? She has re married so…
Child Qenefit Query
All, My wife and I have 2 kids upon which we recieve the statuatory child benefit. Eldest Child - £20.30. Second Child - £13.40. = £33.70 a week. If i times that by 52 weeks it amounts to £1752.40 a year. Divide that by 12 months = £146.03 a month. However we get paid £134.80 which equates to £33.70 x 4 which equates to…
Child Abduction and Child Support
I am new to this site but wished to know peoples views as regards to my circumstances. My three children were abducted by their mother to Dublin, Ireland a few months ago, I have not seen them since. This was despite the fact that she had applied to court to leave the UK and whilst that case was ongoing decided to leave…
CSA going into postoffice account
Hello Im just wondering when my child's CSA will go into my account It leaves the CSA Thursday night but don't no when it will clear Into my post office account Thank you in advance
CSA BOLTON at it again.
My case was shut on August 28th 2012. I had paid everything as agreed. Yesterday they called after 9 months and 1 day to say I owe £762.14. I have the account breakdown that shows no outstanding debt!! They are re checking figures and will call me today. Its CSA Bolton (Vertex). Lucky I kept the paperwork although this…
CSA and Income Based JSA
Well no surprise really. CSA find him and he moves out of his family home and signs on claiming Income Based JSA as he has never paid any tax on his wages. The £13,500 he owes has been reduced by £1,200. But what does that matter. I've never had a penny any way. And the CSA now say any payments are down to DWP, and if they…
How will these factors change CS payments?
The background: My husband has 3 children with his ex wife who are now: 20, 17 & 15. Ex wife went to csa after a short period of a private arrangement as she thought she would get more money. She ended up getting less which she was furious about. When the 20 yr old reached 18 and finished A levels, his ex wife carried on…
Non-resi parent not backdating change of circumstance
Just been speaking to the CSA - apologies but I have copied and pasted this from what I've written to a friend in an email. Did you know that even though the CSA state that non-resident parents HAVE to inform the CSA to any change in their circumstances, there is nothing to stop the non-resident parent from not bothering…
CSA and WTC
Hi, sorry I've just posted and been looking into this. The direct gov website calculator is now asking for working tax credit to be taken into account for CSA calculations. Is this right? I wasn't aware that WTC has ever been used as income so worried now we may not have been paying enough. We only qualify for a very…
What if the CSA undercharge?
The CSA get their information directly from my employer. If they get the calculations wrong and undercharge me, could they then claim back the underpayment even though it would be through no fault of my own? Thanks, roadweary
Need some advise please
Hello All, I wondered if there is anyone here that can offer useful advise for my wife and I please. I am posting this on her behalf as I want to support her where I can. We got married last year and I have taken the 2 children from her previous marriage on as my own flesh and blood. Brandon is 12 and Sammy is 13 (teenager…
CSA dad refusing to pay
My girlfriend has a 4 year old boy whose dad is a complete joke, it's tempting to explain why but for now I want to focus on one part. He has been messing my gf about with money for her son and has not been paying for a number of months, She has now been in touch with the CSA and they have chased up his employer but they…
C.S.A confusion
Hi does anyone understand how this complex csa system works. When I met my new partner I had one daughter from my previous relationship who I receive child support for. My partner was on jsa therefore was not paying csa for his own daughter from his previous relationship. We then moved in together and have had 2 further…

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