Old Scheme - Maintenance Requirement & Protected Income

csa_monitor

Hi, probably one for the old scheme experts ..

Scenario - one NRP with children by one PWC, no additional children

Does anyone know if the CSA still calculate the protected income calculations if the NRP has to pay more than the basic maintenance requirement? ie the additional element as well

My gut feel is that in such a scenario it would be impossible for the protected income calculations to override the original calculations but I just can't wrap my head around why!


Have I got this right?

kelloggs36

Can you give more details? They do still calculate additional elements where the assessable income meets and exceeds the maintenance requirement - there is a capped amount though. This is compared to the protected income and also if it were to exceed 30% of net income then assessment would be capped at 30% of net income.

csa_monitor

Thanks Kelloggs. I don't know all the detail figures as yet.

However, I am told that the person is paying the additional element and so they were wondering if the protected income would kick in. My gut feel is that if there are no other children then the protected income calcs would be irrelevant - as their assessable income is so high (proven by the fact that they have to pay the additional element).

kelloggs36

If their protected income level leaves them with the same or more than the calculated amount, then this is what they will pay (unless full assessment including the additional element is more than 30% of net income, in which case it would be the 30% figure). If their protected income level is breached if they were to pay the full assessed amount, then the actual amount payable would the amount which would leave them with the protected income level.