CSA and casual work

baggybond

I started work and I am on a casual contract so my hours can vary from week to week.

How will the CSA calculate the maintenance payments I have to make. Will they have to reassess me every month as my wage could be different every month because the hours worked could be different. Or will they just assess me on a full months wage and that will be my payments no matter what?

And is it calculated on take home pay or, actual pay before deductions?

kelloggs36

It is calculated on your net income and will be an average of what you have done over the past 5 weeks if you are paid weekly. If the next 5 weeks differs a lot, you will have to send in payslips again and ask for a reassessment.

baggybond

I have only been working a week and a half. We are paid on the last day of each month. I missed the cut off point for this month so I wont be paid until end of June.

So my net income for past 5 weeks would be 5 weeks of JSA?

kelloggs36

They would assess you as being in receipt of JSA and then will need to do a new assessment once you have 2 monthy or 5 weekly payslips.