Overpayment Update & Child 19yrs

Kimitatsu

Blonde_Bint wrote: »

At first I didnt believe it thought 20 was too old. But have since found out that school leaving age is now 18yrs old pmsl :rotfl: dd aint so thrilled.

With kids leaving school at 18 now, dont take that as gospel btw as some people i've spoken to think its 17 for leaving age. I'll find out when dd starts high school. Kids will only be starting college at 18 so 20 is going to become the new 18 iyswim.

Also have you noticed the high schools are no longer called just high schools they are all being called colleges and academys now. I expect a date to be announced regarding the age going up to 20 if not this year then definately next year.

Children are not allowed to leave education before the age of 18 for anyone born in the last academic year - but this education CAN include college rather than a school or a sixth form.

Further education is still limited to courses which are less than a graduate degree, so if they go to Uni they are not eligible for child maintenance unless they sue the NRP in their own right. However if you for example stayed at school re-sitting GCSE's until you were 18 and then went to college to do a further qualification that would not finish until you were 20 then you would be eligible for CM and CB if you were living at home (I assume).

Seems mad to me because if you are academically biased get your GCSE's and A levels then you are saddling yourself with debt to go to Uni (as this is higher not further education) rather than staying at home having the bank of mum and dad pay your way through college for another couple of years...........is it just me or does that seem wrong????

So thinking whilst I type, technically you could do GCSE's and A levels, go to college for 12 hours a week (which is all they need to do) have a part time job whilst studying for say an NVQ level 5, and the NRP would still be liable.............:eek:

Donedoingdebt

Recent answers from CM Options, CSA & CMEC to an email question I sent them:

"We have no information at present as to if or when the qualifying child liability will rise from aged 19 to 20 to come in line with child benefit changes."

Looking through CMEC's schedule of changes being introduced, there is NOTHING that states child support payments will rise to age 20 anytime before 2011.

My Son's liability ceased on his 19th birthday & my Daughter's liability will stop when she's 19 in December 2010.

Whoever in the CSA stated that liability for child support payments continued 3 months after the child was 19 gave incorrect information, unless there are arrears still due.