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Self-Employed Mum Needs HELP!
Hi All, Sorry if I come across stupid, but have got a bit lost in minefield of what benefits I can and can't claim and thought someone in a similar situation maybe able to help. I am self employed and pay my own tax and NI. I work roughly 40 hours a week over 5 days. My earnings after tax and deductions is around £15-20k -…
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CSA DEO question
I'm asking this for a friend who is hoping to recieve CS contributions via DEO, the case became active from March, as I understand the DEO always comes out after the 19th? Hence she won't see anything in her bank until April or May? Is this correct?
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Need info on self employed & maternity pay/leave etc
Hello all! My partner has just discovered that we're pregnant but we can't figure out if we will get any benefits or help. We are both self employed through our own separate limited companies. Even though we are 'entitled' to maternity leave and pay, we both work on a project basis so if we don't work we don't have any…
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any advice???
My ex has refused to have any contact with his son and he is refusing to pay any maintenance. I contacted the CSA and gave them all the details that i knew about him (his name, contact number place of work etc) I was unable to provide an address as he had recently moved and refused to let me know where he was living. The…
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should i stop paying csa
,......... take care
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CSA 2 and £5 flat rate question !
Hi, relative to an earlier post can members advise on the following scenario ...... based on csa 2 system . . . if I lost my job and claimed jsa which would make my wife the higher earner in our household how would this affect the csa using tax credits ? if I have read it correct I would pay £5 flat rate per week but is it…
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when does csa end
just like to know, when does csa end thank you x
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Advice Please CSA
Hi, just looking for some advice.UPDATE AT END OF THREAD *** My CM case was closed in July due to it being unsafe. I had to fill out another MEF which they received by beginning of August. I chased a few times and finally in October i got a call from someone who had been given the case. She said she would phone me on 12…
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CSA 2 and tax credits info used ..... cont'd
Hi, following earlier posts , I am an nrp and after sending back a csa form I have been given a sum to pay. I am on the csa2 system now after being on csa1 for 10+ years , I sent in my wageslips/tax credits info etc. I am employed but when i sent my info in to calculate the sum i put in the additional info area that my…
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I think I need to explain myself...!!!
I know i don't always see eye to eye with people in this room, i know i don't always get things right, i know i can be a little opinionated... But one thing i am not is someone who will tell you you should look for a way not to live up to your financial and moral responsibilities...!!! I sometimes run my mouth of without…
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CSA assessment for self employed parent
Please can someone offer some advice. My husband is on CSA 1 with no arrears, he became self employed in early October (he could not remain in his previous job because symptoms associated with his disability had worsened and he couldn't cope with the journey to and from his workplace). He notified CSA straight away and was…
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i had no csa
wen my 2 children were young and there father left home, that was it, no help at alll no money no nothing, just child benefit and nothing more, im older now and i know things have changed but what is it that makes people say they cant afford to live? if anything people are living in luxury in comparison :)
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Tax refunds
just curious really - if my partner gets a tax refund for his losses on his new business, will the CSA look at that as part of his income?
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Should ex pay me child maintenance?
Just wondering about your thoughts on this. I spilt with my ex over 2 years ago and we have a daughter together aged 6. We spilt custody 50/50 (I have her for a week and he has her for a week) When we originally spilt it was going to be 4 days with me and 3 with him but we decided this would work better in the long run. He…
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first letter from csa in 6 years
hello please help and advise, we had a lovely letter on friday from the delightful csa, the letter starts with the words, 'we have contacted you before regarding the application for child maintainance made by BLAH BLAH, it then goes on to say, 'because you havent given us the information we are now calculating your…
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CSA1 help to understand protected Income calculation
Please could someone help me to understand the way that they work out the protected income calculation on csa 1. I am struggling to make sense of the figures they have used in the calculation. What is counted in the figure for disposable income for your household? The figure they give is £73.40 more than the earned income…
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csa case closed but is it
hi ive been paying csa payments for almost 19yrs. one child is now 23 and the other is 19 this aug. i dont have any contact (long story and not relevant) so i dont know if they are working or not, until now that is. even when the eldest turned 19 my payments have never altered. anyway a couple of weeks ago i decided to do…
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CSA Nightmare - advice please
My partner is extremely distressed as he's just been presented with the fact that he owes £10,000 to the CSA. (from 1998) It's (as always) complicated. There was a period of time 1998 - 2002 where he didn't pay as his then partner was destroying post as she herself was in debt. He had no knowledge of the post arriving and…
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'CSA CASE CLOSED' then say 'I OWE £2500' from 11-14 YEARS AGO?
CSA case closed 'yes' then CSA say I owe £2500 from 11-14 years ago, 'what'? Hi. I have just had a phone call from the CSA saying I owe them money from 1998-2002? Gob smacked ! Background in brief: My daughter is 18 in July. The CSA case for her closed in Sept 2012 because she moved out of her home from her mum. She does…
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CSA issues.
Hi, I was paying a family agreement CM to my ex-wife who is the resident parent of my soon to be 18 year old son (birthday June). My son is currently completing his A levels at school before starting UNI in September. I paid my usual payment on the 28th Jan and then received a letter from the CSA on the 30th Jan, stating…