It should finish next week, but does it? I'm really confused now

shell_542

jpmummy wrote: »

I have done numerous times! nothing done at all. Its a poor show

That's disgusting. It's not difficult to discover whether a child is in fact still attending school/college etc. Are you sure they have left?

Dancing_Shoes

kelloggs36 wrote: »

As the CSA is linked to child benefit, they rely on the fact that if child benefit is in payment then they must fulfil the criteria for getting it, ie be in education. It isn't up to the CSA to investigate another benefit so if child benefit is in payment even if incorrectly then the CSA will remain in force. You would have to chase up the child benefit investigations to get this changed.

Ok so if we are thinking they have left school we can insist that the child benefit office chase this up?
We could I assume also get a solicitors letter sent to the pwc and then follow it up with court action if she refuses to let us know?

shell_542

Dancing_Shoes wrote: »

Ok so if we are thinking they have left school we can insist that the child benefit office chase this up?
We could I assume also get a solicitors letter sent to the pwc and then follow it up with court action if she refuses to let us know?

You should definitely be able to have the child benefit people chase it up as it's benefit fraud.

Blue_Horizon

I've been in a similar situation, but the PWC did not deny my son left education. In fact the CSA told me to call the CBA and inform them to investigate. I had to appeal before they accepted that there is no link in law to Child Benefit. The other thing is that once a "child" reaches 18 they are proected by Data Protection - so the school will not give you any info.

I agree that this stinks and is unfair when compared the powers that the CSA have with the NRP.

csa_monitor

kelloggs36 wrote: »

As the CSA is linked to child benefit, they rely on the fact that if child benefit is in payment then they must fulfil the criteria for getting it, ie be in education. It isn't up to the CSA to investigate another benefit so if child benefit is in payment even if incorrectly then the CSA will remain in force. You would have to chase up the child benefit investigations to get this changed.

But is there anything in the legislation (for CS1 & CS2) that says CSA is linked to payment of child benefit?

jpmummy

shell_542 wrote: »

That's disgusting. It's not difficult to discover whether a child is in fact still attending school/college etc. Are you sure they have left?

absolutely sure! - its farcical, we where then subjected to a re-assesment for the PWC to have her final squeeze of the cash cow. The only thing that makes me smile is that shortly lots of her income will dry up from both her NRP's, tax credits, cb etc.....

jpmummy

Blue_Horizon wrote: »

I've been in a similar situation, but the PWC did not deny my son left education. In fact the CSA told me to call the CBA and inform them to investigate. I had to appeal before they accepted that there is no link in law to Child Benefit. The other thing is that once a "child" reaches 18 they are proected by Data Protection - so the school will not give you any info.

I agree that this stinks and is unfair when compared the powers that the CSA have with the NRP.

did you/do you still have to pay as there is no legal link to child benefit?

kelloggs36

The link to child benefit is only in relation to the fact that if it is in payment then they fulfil the criteria. A person who doesn't get child benefit should not necessarily be excluded from claiming child support - but if child benefit is in payment to a PWC then it will definately be allowed. What I am trying to say is that a person who doesn't get child benefit for a child, could still be a PWC, that is where the law comes in with the link. However, if a case is still live and child benefit is in payment, then the criteria for child support will be in force also as the criteria are the same, ie in non-advanced full-time education; if a pwc still gets child benefit for the child then the CSA will assume that they fulfil the criteria and therefore will remain in force.

shell_542

jpmummy wrote: »

absolutely sure! - its farcical, we where then subjected to a re-assesment for the PWC to have her final squeeze of the cash cow. The only thing that makes me smile is that shortly lots of her income will dry up from both her NRP's, tax credits, cb etc.....

What did the child benefit people say when you made the claim? Did they actually investigate and let you know of the outcome?

What's the point of reporting people for benefit fraud if it isn't followed up? :rolleyes:

Dancing_Shoes

kelloggs36 wrote: »

The link to child benefit is only in relation to the fact that if it is in payment then they fulfil the criteria. A person who doesn't get child benefit should not necessarily be excluded from claiming child support - but if child benefit is in payment to a PWC then it will definately be allowed. What I am trying to say is that a person who doesn't get child benefit for a child, could still be a PWC, that is where the law comes in with the link. However, if a case is still live and child benefit is in payment, then the criteria for child support will be in force also as the criteria are the same, ie in non-advanced full-time education; if a pwc still gets child benefit for the child then the CSA will assume that they fulfil the criteria and therefore will remain in force.

Is it the same penalty for a pwc to not report any changes i.e £1000?