csa, entitlement when working

lyndata

Hi, My daughters father has never met or showed any interest in her:mad:, he has however always paid maintenance through the csa (after a paternity test proving he was the father).:T
He has paid the same amount for the last 8 years. I phoned up and asked them to review his payments as they have never changed.

I work p/t 25 hours a week. My partner moved in with me last august and when he did I stopped getting family/working tax credits which was almost £500. He works full time so as a couple we are only entitled to the basic child tax credit (about £40 per month).

Anyways, I got a letter sayin my daughters fathers payments had gone up dramatically, which was good news for me and my daughter, but now im wondering if my partners income will have any bearing on that, or whether me working p/t will have any bearing or is it irrelevant as he is her father and is entitled to pay dependant on his income?

Thanks for any help.

LizzieS_2

It seems you will be on the orginal csa assessment system (csa1).

The calculation takes into account both parents earnings, but yours would be deemed nil if you were in receipt of wtc (ie full ctc plus extra for working is in payment) at the time of asking for re-assessment.

If you did not declare your income correctly/was not asked enough questions and your ex complains, the assessment may be re-done correctly and you will be asked for any overpayment.

Your partners income does not affect the calculation at this stage as you are both given housing costs in full irrespective of partners. The assessment could go down if your ex applies for a departure on the grounds your partner can contribute towards his housing costs - not sure of effective date there, only that it will be at worst from the date he applies.