Why does'nt PWC pay towards there child?

i_hate_the_csa

If maintenance is set at eg £110 per week why does NRP have to pay it all?Or in some cases more than that?

If PWC is working should they not contribute towards this £110 per week needed?

Thanks for any advise give folks.

Valli

Think you are assuming that the PWC receives enough money in maintainance to pay for everything the child needs. Even if my maintainance were set at £110 that wouldn't be enough to pay all my costs...I put a roof over their heads, pay all bills, phones (inc mobiles, dinner money, food, holidays, clothes....)
I couldn't keep us on just £110 a week...so I, and other PWCs do pay.
I get £56 per week for two teenagers. Their school dinners come in at £25. Clearly the £56 the NRP pays me is NOT enough to run my household.

i_hate_the_csa

On the assessments it say "maintenance needed"What does this mean and how do they get this figure?
So if set at £110 per week does a child need £220 a week to cover costs?
This has been set for one 11 year old.

bestpud

I don't know altogether what it is supposed to cover but it depends on how much you earn and what the child's lifestyle was before the split I guess.

It certainly isn't about providing only what is essential for bringing up a child.

I say this because I know it does not cost me £220 to keep each of my daughters. Not on top of the living costs I'd have without them anyway.

That said, we were not well off to start with and the CSA would say my ex should pay £50 a week for the two of them!

The higher the lifestyle, the higher the costs, and it won't all be 'essential', but if it pays for things they'd have received before the split, I suppose it is wrong if the child loses those items/services/whatever after?

I imagine a certain amount of the pwc contribution is down to the reduced earning potential etc too, as well as actual costs iyswim?

Just my thoughts...

PlayingHardball

i_hate_the_csa wrote: »

On the assessments it say "maintenance needed"What does this mean and how do they get this figure?
So if set at £110 per week does a child need £220 a week to cover costs?
This has been set for one 11 year old.

Not sure what exactly you are asking, but it sounds like you are not happy that you have to pay £440 per month?

Can you tell me how much a month you personally need to live on? Can you manage rent/mortgage, food, electricity, telephones, all utilities, clothes, etc etc by spending only £880 per month? How much does it cost to rent or own a home these days? I would think £500 minimum for housing costs alone.

Just out of curiously, how much would you like to pay for your 11 year old?

Yes, we live in expensive times, and yes, £110 per week sounds reasonable to me if it is based on the minimum CSA payment requirements as assessed on your income.

bestpud

PlayingHardball wrote: »

Not sure what exactly you are asking, but it sounds like you are not happy that you have to pay £440 per month?

Can you tell me how much a month you personally need to live on? Can you manage rent/mortgage, food, electricity, telephones, all utilities, clothes, etc etc by spending only £880 per month? How much does it cost to rent or own a home these days? I would think £500 minimum for housing costs alone.

Just out of curiously, how much would you like to pay for your 11 year old?

Yes, we live in expensive times, and yes, £110 per week sounds reasonable to me if it is based on the minimum CSA payment requirements as assessed on your income.

That's the other element of course:

How much would you be paying to keep your daughter if she still lived with you?

bestpud

Just read your previous post and it seems you are bitter about her enjoying a good income with her new partner?

I can kind of see where you are coming from, especially if you had a difficult separation.

But you have to remember your dd is your child and that responsibility shouldn't be taken lightly.

kelloggs36

If your child were living with you would you allow him/her to go to clubs? Go to the cinema? Eat good quality food? Wear good quality clothes? Or would you make sure they have only the bare minimum and keep all the rest of the money for yourself? It is based on your income, so the higher the income then the better quality of life for your child is expected - as it would be if you lived with the child.

happymumto2

I don't think you truly realise the financial implications for the PWC! They pay for the roof over their childs head, thy pay for childcare, they pay for school lunches, they pay for school trips, they pay for the child to use gas, electricity and water. They pay for telephone use, they pay for food, new clothes. They give them pocket money etc etc. So she is paying her £110 a week (probably way over £110 a week)

Zara33

i_hate_the_csa wrote: »

If maintenance is set at eg £110 per week why does NRP have to pay it all?Or in some cases more than that?

If PWC is working should they not contribute towards this £110 per week needed?

Thanks for any advise give folks.

TBH I think your feeling very sorry for yourself, for example if you only had to pay £5 per week for your child i bet you would be over the moon, and the flip side of this coin is what good does a fiver a week do

Bellio

I take no money off my NRP, Why ? She is my daughter too, I wanted her to live with me, I pay. She still sees her father regularly, he buys her clothes when she wants them, she has her room at this house, he pays for the roof over her head when she is there, food etc etc. Why do some PWC turn divorce and separation into a money making scheme. These are your children too. If the NRP dont want to know why do you bother even asking for money off them. You have the best thing that can come out of a relationship, the children. And no im not loaded or anything like that, I work full time to keep my daughter. She doesnt get everything she wants or everything that I would like to give her, but that stops her being spoilt and she appreciates the value of money, she saves, she spends shes happy. Isnt that whats is all about.