Please help, CSA arrears issue

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emlou2009 wrote: »

Just to complicate matters, there is actually something else I havent mentioned yet - in the earlier part of the year when I first went on maternity leave and they decided we couldnt afford to pay anything, they were taking their deductions by a DOE back then too. However, they dragged their heels over cancelling it and carried on taking money from OH's wages, to the tune of a total of £800, which they admitted they hadnt passed on to PWC but refused to refund us, so technically, there are no arrears, and they owe us £400 still...

Dont listen to the judemental type on here

I take it is your partners kid that you's are paying for (DSD) don't know what this is also are you a CSA1 case or CSA2 .Are the agency calculating the assesmnets properly .As i am understanding this your wages shouldn't really come in to it .If it is CSA1 your wages are used to give your partner income also have you told them about the newborn in the house as they need to give you full allowances for the newborn.They did when mines was born (CSA1 Case )

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emlou2009 wrote: »

Firstly, we are in arrears with this already, and in cancelling the direct We do intend to switch to standing order once this is sorted, but straight to the PWC, so that we can ensure the CSA doesnt actually get a cut!! We dont mind paying the maintenance as we know its our duty, but we would prefer that every penny went to DSD/PWC rather than lined their pockets.

As I said before, my worry now is that they have set up this DOE and the direct debit as well, and will take double the amount!

Just to clarify this point, the CSA do not take a cut. All the maintenance paid should go to the PWC & if he/she is on benefits such as IS etc, then, under current rules, any amount over £20 a week is clawed back by the SoS. This should be the same as any private arrangement that is set up.

I believe that this is due to change in April 2010.
http://www.childmaintenance.org/en/childsupport/index.html should explain this clearer.

The only charge that can be levied at the moment is a £1 administration charge each month that the employer can take to process the DEO.

As others have said, I would definitely set up a standing order at the earliest opportunity. This can easily be done online & can be up & running within a couple of days, no longer than it takes for the CSA to set up a direct debit on your account. You can easily ammend the amount each month to fit in with the CSA's payment schedule.

emlou2009

He was on CSA1 before, and then when they stopped taking maintenance they closed the case completely, so I think we probably are on CSA2 now, but I'm probably wrong. They havent said what one we are on at any point in the letters we've had this week, anyway.

I dont think my wages are being taken into account for this, although they did take my national insurance number. They did take me into account when I was receiving maternity allowance, but we didnt tell them my wages for this calculation and it wasnt asked for. They do know we are a second family now, as we had to fill out a whole new pack of forms in November when we asked for the reassessment - ironically we asked for it to try and avoid racking up arrears!

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emlou2009

Did the employer confirm that the DEO was cancelled ?