CSA backdate possible?

vicshippers

Hi guys,

My fella pays CSA for his 2 children that he doesn't have any contact with. He has just passed a qualification which means he earns approximately 40% more (mainly because the massive amount of overtime that he does is now at a slightly higher rate).

He is still paying CSA at the old rate.

When they look at his earnings again, will they backdate the payments?

I'm worried that they will see he has earnt more and say that we owe from previous months.

We would call and tell them about the change but his income is overtime dependent and so we don't know whether it will stay like this or drop back under £1k a month take home. We don't want to up the CSA payments and then the overtime run dry and leave us with nothing.

pinkpig08

You don't have to tell them about a change in earnings unless they ask you. If they do ask you, then any re-assessment will be calculated from the date they were informed, regardless of how long the change has been in place for.

marksoton

pinkpig08 wrote: »

You don't have to tell them about a change in earnings unless they ask you. If they do ask you, then any re-assessment will be calculated from the date they were informed, regardless of how long the change has been in place for.

This is generally true, however if the NRP has a DEO in place on them then they have a legal obligation to tell the CSA of changes.

Cozworth806

Its rather tricky this, as it depends. The CSA may have a reassessment request in place already that you are unaware of, so it is impossible to say that they won't.
However all things being equal then the backdating of the MC will only go back to the date that either party requests a change.
If you want to prempt that then it may be worth biting the bullet and ringing them himself as he should be able to make a fair calculation of what he should be asked to pay. If he wants to cover himself then it may be worth putting the extra away as savings?