is this a brainwave ?

almostemptynest

Just a thought - relating to my earlier posting. As my ex has always been on benefits would he have had to pay anything to the csa - and if he even had to pay a nominal amount shouldn't I have received some sort of payment from them over the years ? Or did the gov keep it as I was getting tax credits and child benefit ? Just wondering is there any point in pursuing this in case there could be something I could be owed which would go towards paying him maintenance now in his new role as a pwc ? Any ideas welcome

AnxiousMum

Did you ever apply for child support while you had the kids living with you?

I doubt that they ever award in arrears, as they tend to start the debt when they first write to the nrp.

kelloggs36

If the case was existing all along, then yes, you should have got the money. The deductions may not have happened for a variety of reasons - perhaps he owed money to the government for something else, so it gets priority, perhaps the DSS decided not to deduct (as it seems that it is up to them to decide whether to go ahead anyway). Either way, if you were not on income support, then you should have got it, or are due the arrears.