CSA Been stopped out of the blue ...HELP

chamb7914

Hello

I am writing this out of sheer desperation as the CSA cannot explain to me a; what has happened and b; what i can do about it.

History - My partner recieves CSA for her three girls from her ex every month (about £330-370) who in all fairness pays the right amount on the dot every month. Two months ago the CSA out of the blue paiid us two additional payments totalling around £100 in addition to the normal payment which we didnt know why. Last month and then following the phone call we made today to the CSA we have been told that apparantly been overpaid (which we do not dispute if thats what this £100 is??) but that it still wont be sorted for at least two months. What i would like to know is the following:

1. Can they simply stop paying you CSA without warning and if any charges are incurred as a result of giving us no warning can they be recovered
2. What is the procedure for making sure we get the CSA sooner rather than later as we depend on this money eaxh month.
3. Is there a seperate number rather than the general enquireis we can call to let them know that by not paying us CSA for two months now they are actually causing financial hardship.

Many Thanks

sorry if a waffled

GC

DUTR

1) Yes they can , no you can't
2) What do you mean make sure sooner rather than later ? You may yet to find that you (as in your partner not yourself) may no longer be entitled to the contribution if it is found you have been over paid, also it could be that the ex partner is no longer working.

3) Payment is for working , what do you mean US , it is money for the children.

Sorry If I sound harsh, good luck with a prompt resolve.

chamb7914

NRP is still working and yes the children are of course the recipinet of the cash, what i am asking is even though the claimed over payment of about 100 quid is not in dispute can they stop everything in the resolution of this for month after month

Loopy_Girl

DUTR wrote: »

3) Payment is for working , what do you mean US , it is money for the children.

That comment was a bit uncalled for

How many children do you know that do the family budget and expenditure...they don't get the CSA money then bills may not be paid which means that the children may suffer....you knew fine well what the OP meant:rolleyes:

kelloggs36

Usually with an overpayment, they reduce the future payments over a period of time to recover it. So, if you were overpaid £100 for a month, they should reduce it the next month - it shouldn't stop altogether unless there has been a change in circumstances whereby the NRP gets a nil assessment.

Not sure about the charges - the principal being that you should never rely on child maintenance payments coming - daft if it is being paid regularly, of course you will do this, but that is the argument. It works for me as I never got it and so couldn't rely on it until I got most of it in a lump sum. Would you be able to charge the CSA if the NRP had a change in circumstances? The answer would be no you can't, so you need to try and ensure that your budget does not rely on that money. Difficult, yes, but that is what is expected.

DUTR

Loopy_Girl wrote: »

That comment was a bit uncalled for

How many children do you know that do the family budget and expenditure...they don't get the CSA money then bills may not be paid which means that the children may suffer....you knew fine well what the OP meant:rolleyes:

LG, if you want to keep nit picking and arguing, then that is fine, if you read my post I apologised if it sounds harsh, so that should be the end of that, also if you notice from one of your other threads, I'm not one sided and the reply was sent long before this post.
Anyway going back to your reply , whether I knew what the poster meant or not, payment is for working and that is that, what if the payments had stopped beacuase the NRP is no longer working (after all there is a recession on and people are losing their jobs) what then? the predicament would be no different.
It's not that Im attacking the OP, after a while on the net, you will tend to spot trolls and possible trolls, I suspect this particular thread is a possible a troll thread.
Sorry x

DUTR

kelloggs36 wrote: »

Usually with an overpayment, they reduce the future payments over a period of time to recover it. So, if you were overpaid £100 for a month, they should reduce it the next month - it shouldn't stop altogether unless there has been a change in circumstances whereby the NRP gets a nil assessment.

Not sure about the charges - the principal being that you should never rely on child maintenance payments coming - daft if it is being paid regularly, of course you will do this, but that is the argument. It works for me as I never got it and so couldn't rely on it until I got most of it in a lump sum. Would you be able to charge the CSA if the NRP had a change in circumstances? The answer would be no you can't, so you need to try and ensure that your budget does not rely on that money. Difficult, yes, but that is what is expected.

Thanks for clarifying the possibilities , seems LG wants to see different that it is not money to be rely'd upon.

Loopy_Girl

DUTR wrote: »

LG, if you want to keep nit picking and arguing, then that is fine, if you read my post I apologised if it sounds harsh, so that should be the end of that, also if you notice from one of your other threads, I'm not one sided and the reply was sent long before this post.
Anyway going back to your reply , whether I knew what the poster meant or not, payment is for working and that is that, what if the payments had stopped beacuase the NRP is no longer working (after all there is a recession on and people are losing their jobs) what then? the predicament would be no different.
It's not that Im attacking the OP, after a while on the net, you will tend to spot trolls and possible trolls, I suspect this particular thread is a possible a troll thread.
Sorry x

I'm not nit picking and please refrain from trying to second guess 'what LG thinks'....I have no idea what you are twittering on about 'working'...the OP has mentioned nothing about working and was merely asking for info re the alledged overpayment and was asking advice on how this would affect the payments (advice, I beleive is what this forum is for - for all kinds of parent that use this forum) and you ranted on about the money being 'for the children'.

We all know it's for the children but if CSA money goes into the family pot then it is paid into the household hence the adults and bill payers in the household would be in financial difficulty.

iluvfreebies

Hi OP
Do you know has the NRP made the payment to the CSA? I know it is hard but it isnt recommended that maintenance payments are relied on as this can only be passed on if the NRP makes his payments and if he leaves his job or has a change in his circs then no payments will be made, however if no payments have been made due to an overpayment then that is a different matter - what should happen where an overpayment has been made is this

Any arrears owing by the nrp would be reduced by the overpaid amount
If no arrears are owed then future payments should be reduced to allow recovery over a period of time. Can you find out from them why you havnt received any payment and advise your case officer of the above and post back what they say

DUTR

Loopy_Girl wrote: »

I'm not nit picking and please refrain from trying to second guess 'what LG thinks'....I have no idea what you are twittering on about 'working'...the OP has mentioned nothing about working and was merely asking for info re the alledged overpayment and was asking advice on how this would affect the payments (advice, I beleive is what this forum is for - for all kinds of parent that use this forum) and you ranted on about the money being 'for the children'.

We all know it's for the children but if CSA money goes into the family pot then it is paid into the household hence the adults and bill payers in the household would be in financial difficulty.

It certainly seems that you are nit picking, I don't waste my time 2nd or 1st guessing what somebody may think. It does seem like your own personal circumstance is having an affect on the way you deal with other (or view) people but hey ho, you want to store pent up anger that is up to you. yes the OP mentioned nothing about working but did mention about being paid.

Somebody else from 'your side of the fence' offered similar common sense logic as to not depend on the contribution. But we must be wrong and you are right :rolleyes:

Mips

Can't you (your partner) ring the CSA and ask them when the overpayment arose?