Is CSA1 an exact science? (if so where can I get a copy of the formula) -merged-

Loopy_Girl

mothballed wrote: »

£7 a week, would that leave me with £53 Jobseekers or is it £61-something after £7 quid goes to PWC?

and a big Hippo birdie two ewes to you Loopy Girl

Thank you

The £7.00 would come off the £61.00 odd so you would be left with £54.00 odd. But that £7.00 covers both your children.

mothballed

nearlyrich wrote: »

I wonder how much your ex is contributing more than 30% of income I bet!

She contributes nothing. It was her choice to give up work, meet a bloke on the internet, moved him into my house (and bed), then had my house repossessed, deprived my children of a paternal family life and signed on state benefits.

Her circumstances are all self-inflicted.

marksoton

nearlyrich wrote: »

I wonder how much your ex is contributing more than 30% of income I bet!

What a sweeping statement. His ex is actually on benefits.

mothballed

Loopy_Girl wrote: »

Thank you

The £7.00 would come off the £61.00 odd so you would be left with £54.00 odd. But that £7.00 covers both your children.

Actually compared to my current net £68 a week after CSA1 and having to work full time, it doesnt make any sense me working at all.

mothballed

marksoton wrote: »

This is incorrect, in this scenario his partners wages are irrelevant.

Can anyone else affirm this position? (on CSA1).

Loopy_Girl

mothballed wrote: »

Actually compared to my current net £68 a week after CSA1 and having to work full time, it doesnt make any sense me working at all.

Having just read your other thread though this could all be immaterial. You would be eligible for contribution based JSA for 6 months and, going on your new partner's income, you wouldn't be eligible for income based JSA after that.

Always remember though, whatever happens, any arrears you have (if any, please don't think I am making assumptions) will always be due.

At the moment your ex will get none of the maintenance you are paying. Shortly (can't remember the exact date) though, CSA1 claimants are going to be like CSA2 and be entitled to keep the first £20.00.

Do you have any contact with your children? Not that maintenenace and contact are related but if you have contact then youwouldn't want your children thinking that Daddy doesn't care and jacked in his job to avoid paying.

I'm not judging. Just something to think about. You have a new life (quite literally with your partner pregnant! congrats) but you wouldn't like to think your kids already don't think they are important too.

Loopy_Girl

I'm a PWC on CSA1 and I have also been told that the partner's income is taken into account.

It is assessed to make sure that the NRP can pay the amount due i.e that there is enough money in the house for bills for the NRP and NRPP.

Kelloggs is the CSA1 queen (she works/used to work for the CSA doing CSA1 cases), she is extremely helpful and I am sure she will answer this finally for you but she is also more that happy to answer PM's if you want to PM her.

LizzieS_2

Having read both threads.

If you continue working after the baby is born and you move into your partners home, your protected income will increase. You will get a 50% (?) allowance for the new child plus 100% of housing costs (though this could be less if a departure is applied as your partner can afford to pay towards her own housing). Whichever way it turns out you will still be left with more income than presently.

EDIT: Happy birthday LoopyGirl.

Strapped

I'm a NRPP, also CSA1. In the circumstances you describe, the CSA would NOT take your partner's income into account. Nothing to stop you making voluntary contributions towards your children of your first marriage of course, if you have capital available as you suggest (and this could potentially be assessed as income-generating by the CSA anyway, depending on how much it is). I think your ex will currently be getting £10 per week out of your payments if she's on benefits. Longer term though, something to be aware of: it can be a bit complicated, as we have found out, when the NRPP is a high earner and both the NRP and the NRPP work. In this circumstance, the CSA assume that the NRPP can afford to pay toward housing costs, etc and so you'll find that your "allowance" for these are cut in half, so your CSA payment will be higher than it would've been.

Congrats on your impending arrival.

Kimitatsu

You need to check this out because I am fairly sure that your partners income would be taken into account. it is the household income on CS1 not each individual party.

You need to be careful as well because you may be transferred over to CS2 when your baby is born but they can run a "phasing period" of up to 5 years whilst your payments level themselves out.

I havent got my books to hand at the moment but will look it up for you later and come back to you - its a bit early and brain is not quite in gear yet so I want to make sure I have it straight!