C.S.A.

runforcover

Hi,
Going back to your original query about your partners details.
Do not provide them and do not say in any way that you are unwilling to provide them, just maintain thay you have provided your sons child benefit number and are requesting a change of circumstances for a dependent child. Alway contact them by letter.
Write to the CSA by recorded delivery with a letter headed 'request for change of circumstance for dependent child living with Non resident parent'.
Tell them that you have a dependent child, their name, their date of birth and their child benefit payment number and request that they adjust your payments accordingly.
You are entitled to a reduction for your son.
If they keep contacting you for details of your partner ignore their request and provide the child benefit number, and email a complaint to them that you are not happy with the way in which the change of circumstances request is being handled in the timescales required and that you have provided your sons child benefit number and you do not want any further delays to detriment your sons welfare as the reduction is for his benefit.
Hope this helps.

JulietAmber_2

The CSA asked for all my details too when I married my husband who has 3 children from a previous marriage. Naively, I sent everything off. Actually, it worked in our favour slightly because I earn more than my husband (not by much!) and because of this, the CSA couldn't take our working tax credits into account in the calculation. They did, however, take the child tax credits into account which i receive for my own children but they would find this information out anyway from the HMRC.
A friend of mine didn't tell the CSA that they received tax credits and the CSA fined them £1000 plus they had to pay backdated amount of maintenance.
If you are able to have a private arrangement, it is so much better. The CSA have caused us so much distress and make us feel like criminals when all my husband wants to do is see his children and pay as much as he can realistically afford for them.

gratefulforhelp_2

I'm sure on CSA 2 you don't need to give details of the NRPP, but I don't think private individuals are bound by the data protection act.

YoMikey76

Thanks for the replies, I've maybe found a solution for those in the same predicament as myself. due to fact that the C.S.A are legally obliged to leave me with a capped amount per month, after a bit more research, I have found that by increasing my pension payments I will still be in the same financial state but because Pension adjustments are from gross pay the C.S.A cannot take from these and so part of my excessive payment now goes to my pension and the remainder to the C.S.A, I do hope this helps others in the same unfortunate position.

kelloggs36

runforcover wrote: »

Hi,
Going back to your original query about your partners details.
Do not provide them and do not say in any way that you are unwilling to provide them, just maintain thay you have provided your sons child benefit number and are requesting a change of circumstances for a dependent child. Alway contact them by letter.
Write to the CSA by recorded delivery with a letter headed 'request for change of circumstance for dependent child living with Non resident parent'.
Tell them that you have a dependent child, their name, their date of birth and their child benefit payment number and request that they adjust your payments accordingly.
You are entitled to a reduction for your son. However if you are on CS1 you will only get half the amount if you don't give your partner's details, or if they are deemed able to contribute towards the costs from their income.
If they keep contacting you for details of your partner ignore their request and provide the child benefit number, and email a complaint to them that you are not happy with the way in which the change of circumstances request is being handled in the timescales required and that you have provided your sons child benefit number and you do not want any further delays to detriment your sons welfare as the reduction is for his benefit.
Hope this helps.

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