child maintenance regulations

xchrisxxx

my daughter left school aged 18 in may 2008, she then started a hairdressing course at collage and started to receive ema, i was still paying csa for her until she turned 19 in july 2009, am i entitled to a refund, please read the information below i found on the internet, can anybody give advice


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How a change to child benefit rules in April 2006 affects some child maintenance cases
06/11/2009
How a change to child benefit rules in April 2006 affects some child maintenance cases
The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Division is correcting an inconsistency in the way child maintenance payments affecting a small group of parents have been worked out and collected.
This relates to a change made to child benefit regulations on 10 April 2006 and affects parents whose children were aged over 16 and on certain types of training courses between 10 April 2006 and 9 November 2009.
It means that non-resident parents who made child maintenance payments for these children after this date could now be entitled for that money to be paid back to them.
What change was made to child benefit regulations in April 2006?
A change to child benefit rules was made on 10 April 2006, which allowed child benefit to be paid to parents of children who were aged over 16, who had left school and were on (or registered for) certain types of Government-approved training courses.
How did this change affect some child maintenance payments?
When this change to child benefit rules was made, the relevant child maintenance legislation should also have been updated.
Because this did not happen, some non-resident parents made child maintenance payments for children who were affected by this change which the existing legislation did not allow for.
This means that this small group of non-resident parents could now be entitled to have this money paid back to them.
Which training courses are affected?
The Government-approved courses which are affected include:
• Work, education or training with the Careers Service or Connexions Service
• Work, education or training in Northern Ireland with the Department for Employment and Learning or an Education and Library Board
• Approved training NOT provided by an employer. By approved, we mean:
o (a) "Entry to Employment" or "Programme Led Pathways" schemes in England
o (b) "Skillbuild", "Skillbuild+" or "Foundation Modern Apprenticeships" schemes in Wales
o (c) "Get Ready for Work", "Skillseekers" or "Modern Apprenticeships" schemes in Scotland
o (d) "Access" or "Jobskills Traineeships" schemes in Northern Ireland
I think I'm a non-resident parent who is affected by this. How do I find out for definite?
Non-resident parents whose children were aged between 16 and 19 and registered on one of the training courses listed above between 10 April 2006 and 9 November 2009 should contact us

shell_542

I don't think it affects you. A hairdressing course at college isn't one of those listed above.

DUTR

Ring the CSA, ask when the qualifying period is until.
My brother had over paid for a couple of months but without much ado, he got a refund.

xchrisxxx

The hairdressing course was a NVQ, so it must count as a government approved course