Can an NRP receive tax credits?

LovesDennys

ilovemykids1979 wrote: »

loopy girl shows what many bitter RP are like in my opinion.

Sorry, I dont know the lingo, what is an RP?

LovesDennys

ilovemykids1979 wrote: »

then maybe you need to consider ways of reducing your maintence...........watch the bad dad brigade go now!!

It could be this forum was never intended to provide money saving tips for NRP's.

It explains why the Fathers Institute forums is private members only and applicants are vetted. I think its to keep out the trouble-makers.

LovesDennys

ilovemykids1979 wrote: »

danny has you will see because your NRP and a father people may be reluctant to help, many go on about how its the fathers responsibility to provide for thier child!

I dont have a problem with responsibilities. I provide a free roof over their heads as well as PWC, plus a large slice of my income, forgo the right to pay my own council tax and rent on my own flat. I aldo forgo the right to receive tax credits and I think its all very unfair. Other parents with the same income and responsibilities as me pay considerably less, plus get handouts in the form of tax credits.

Under the Aussie CSA, I would only pay 20% of net income which I find very attractive. It might even be NIL if I can satisfy certain conditions under Aussie maintenance rules.

ilovemykids1979

RP resident parent

PlayingHardball

LovesDennys wrote: »

I dont have a problem with responsibilities. I provide a free roof over their heads as well as PWC, plus a large slice of my income, forgo the right to pay my own council tax and rent on my own flat. I aldo forgo the right to receive tax credits and I think its all very unfair. Other parents with the same income and responsibilities as me pay considerably less, plus get handouts in the form of tax credits.

Under the Aussie CSA, I would only pay 20% of net income which I find very attractive. It might even be NIL if I can satisfy certain conditions under Aussie maintenance rules.

I don't want to give you further bad news, but even if you move to Austrailia, the CSA still have enforcement powers to get back the arrears that are outstanding in this country.

Also, have you heard of REMO? It stands for Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Order. This means that even if you move to Austrailia, the PWC (parent with care) can apply for enforcement of maintenance whilst you live in another country, and Australia is notable for a strong child support system and successful orders between the UK and Austrailia.

I don't think the comment made by one poster is fair that NRP (non-resident parents) can't get good advice on this forum. Its just that sometimes people like him don't like what they hear from PWC's who have been there and done that, and obviously he has a bit of a brick on his shoulder. Not all PWC are as dim as he thinks we are.

Nonetheless - good luck, I think you really ought to try and get payments reduced. What do you have to lose?

LovesDennys

PlayingHardball wrote: »

I don't want to give you further bad news, but even if you move to Austrailia, the CSA still have enforcement powers to get back the arrears that are outstanding in this country.

We have corresponded with the CSA in Perth Western Australia in great detail, I found them very honest when describing the law there and what liabilities I may have. They confirm there is no arrears due from the UK as there is no inter-CSA arrangement to transfer British arrears to Australia. A liability only exists if I have children living within Australia and even then, is limited to 20% of net income. I currently pay a British liability of 40%.

We are not intending to leave any assets in the UK when we leave because the house is being sold. For NRPs I found that Fathers Institute is a good place to share information from the Australian CSA.

LovesDennys

PlayingHardball wrote: »

Also, have you heard of REMO? It stands for Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Order.

We certainly have.

Its only if the PWC make an application. This is why we selected Perth in Western Australia and not Sydney in NSW. I can show compelling evidence the PWC is a single parent of choice and signed on benefits under her own free will. In Western Australia this does not attract a maintenance liability and the reciprocal application returns a NIL liability. A PWC who chooses to be a single parent is interpreted by the authorities to have circumstances that are self-inflicted.

LovesDennys

PlayingHardball wrote: »

I think you really ought to try and get payments reduced. What do you have to lose?

The (British) CSA will not reduce payments because its linked to my income and nothing to do with the needs of a child.

The only way to reduce them is to stop work and sign on. A sacking letter could damage my employment record and credit rating and this could have impeded our application to emigrate to Australia. Now we have fiormal acceptance to Australia, its now an option open to us. I first want to explore tax credits and give the CSA one final opportunity to comply with its own laws on housing costs allowances and correct & backdate the assessment.

kelloggs36

How old is the case? Please explain further what you mean by the housing allowance issue?

LovesDennys

It was back as far as 2002 and the CSA had a rule allowing NRPs to claim back their own salaries to pay their own housing costs and council tax. It had a similar theme to claiming housing benefit but the difference was reclaiming my own income and not claiming public money.

The CSA did send an application form, but it was addressed to the wrong house number. I made a delayed applicaton but this needed to be filed within 13 months and I was still out of time.

The arrears continued to grow but I did receive a written apology from the CSA for their sending the form to the wrong house number, but it exonerated itself of liability and would not correct the assessment.