CSA and pension lump sum

Tracy62

Hi everyone,

My partner is a police officer and may be forced to take early retirement on medical grounds. He will receive a lump sum payment and then a monthly amount. Does anyone know how the CSA will treat this? Is the lump sum not taken in to account? It shouldn't be as it formed part of the divorce settlement! Also, how do they apply the net income % rule when it is a pension not a wage? (He currently pays for 1 child)
I can't find anything anywhere on the net about this!
Any advice gratefully received.
Thanks.

Jonners3650

Did you ever get a reply to this? Or have you been through it to find out what happens? I've got it coming up.

Bluemeanie_2

Hi I can't help you with the lump sum question. But when I was a payroll clerk at a large supermarket warehouse we had a few ex Police Officers and they were on basic rate tax at our employment as they had a pension, the pension was taxed as income. And they looked at their work as a second job (as you may know you do not pay tax at the time they take the pension contribution).

Therefore logic would suggest that if HMRC tax the pension as "income" that it would be considered income for CSA purposes? I could be completely wrong so do not take my word for it.

Is there an enquiry line you can call the CSA on? Don't know if you will get a straight answer from them. When my Hubby was being practically stalked over the amount he was paying direct to her using their online calclator and she would not believe the amount, he rang them and asked to pay/calculate through them and they told him it had to be the PWC who made a claim!

Due to these boards I've since found out that was a big fat lie!

PreludeForTimeFeelers

Bluemeanie wrote: »

Is there an enquiry line you can call the CSA on? Don't know if you will get a straight answer from them. When my Hubby was being practically stalked over the amount he was paying direct to her using their online calclator and she would not believe the amount, he rang them and asked to pay/calculate through them and they told him it had to be the PWC who made a claim!

Due to these boards I've since found out that was a big fat lie!

http://www.cmoptions.org/en/options/child-support-agency.asp

This is their Options site, which has a freephone number you can call.

How long ago did you phone and ask about NRP's opening a case? Do you know if it was their National Helpline, or did your bloke actually call their new application team? I know that previously it was always aimed at PWC-applications, it's only really been the past couple of years where NRP applications were highlighted more, I think there may have been a legislation change.

Bluemeanie_2

PreludeForTimeFeelers wrote: »

http://www.cmoptions.org/en/options/child-support-agency.asp

This is their Options site, which has a freephone number you can call.

How long ago did you phone and ask about NRP's opening a case? Do you know if it was their National Helpline, or did your bloke actually call their new application team? I know that previously it was always aimed at PWC-applications, it's only really been the past couple of years where NRP applications were highlighted more, I think there may have been a legislation change.

Hello, she was giving him awful grief over the amount in November 2010 (just after we announced we were getting engaged), so he phoned then. It was whichever number was on the CSA website at the time. she kept saying your not paying me enough so I'm going to the CSA and he kept saying yes please do so (before we saw all the problems on this site! :mad:) and leave me alone. So he rang them.