CSA Payments backdated?

spungbob

It seems that they seem to backdate it to different points on a case by case basis. Some people have had it backdated to when the payrise took effect and others from when the reassessment was requested. What a crazy system!

mrsspendalot

spungbob wrote: »

What a crazy system!

Certainly is! :rotfl:

PreludeForTimeFeelers

spungbob wrote: »

It seems that they seem to backdate it to different points on a case by case basis. Some people have had it backdated to when the payrise took effect and others from when the reassessment was requested. What a crazy system!

I've not really experienced any occasions where it has been back-dated to the actual pay-rise, unless either the NRP or PWC had informed the CSA in advance of the payrise.

CSA_Help

I know in old rules they have tollerence rules where if a new assesment doesnt change by x amount then they wont do it but they should send you a refuse to revise.

PreludeForTimeFeelers

CSA_Help wrote: »

I know in old rules they have tollerence rules where if a new assesment doesnt change by x amount then they wont do it but they should send you a refuse to revise.

Yeah, it's the same in new rules too, if income doesn't increase or decrease by greater than 5% then a 'refuse to revise' letter would be issued.

mrsspendalot

In answer to my own questions and queries regarding when my payments would be backdated to - the letter came today backdated to 4th Jan, which is neither when he started his job or when I requested the reassessment!

PreludeForTimeFeelers

mrsspendalot wrote: »

In answer to my own questions and queries regarding when my payments would be backdated to - the letter came today backdated to 4th Jan, which is neither when he started his job or when I requested the reassessment!

I would guess that is when his benefit stopped being paid - I could be wrong though, but generally the earliest day they would be able to enter his employment would have to be once the benefit ended, CS2 doesn't let an NRP be on benefit and working at the same time.

mrsspendalot

PreludeForTimeFeelers wrote: »

I would guess that is when his benefit stopped being paid - I could be wrong though, but generally the earliest day they would be able to enter his employment would have to be once the benefit ended, CS2 doesn't let an NRP be on benefit and working at the same time.

Yes, that's what I thought. He did work before Xmas for them too, but my friend said he would effectively be laid off over Xmas (husband works at same place) and then taken back on again with it being agency. My best guess is he did that, rapid reclaim for JSA over Xmas, then returned to work on 4th Jan and JSA stopped then.

Blue_Horizon

Extract from the CSA web site:

Change of income
Parents should tell us if the non-resident parent's regular income changes, or there are any other changes to the information that we used to work out the amount of child maintenance that must be paid.

A non-resident parent should tell us if they:

start or stop working for an employer
start or stop being self-employed
change jobs
become unemployed, or
start work after being unemployed.

If we have told a non-resident parent's employer to take child maintenance from their earnings through a deduction from earnings order, the non-resident parent must tell us if they change their employer.

A non-resident parent must also tell us:

the name and address of their new employer, if they have one,
the amount they expect to earn, and
their payroll or employee number, if they have one.

Not all changes of circumstances will mean we need to change the amount of child maintenance that should be paid. We may not change the amount of child maintenance if the change to the non-resident parent's regular net weekly income is less than 5%.
_________________________________________________________________________________________

I've highlighted "should" and "must" above as this is an interesting and perhaps important use of these words.

This seems to suggest that an NRP is not required to tell the CSA about an increase in income?

PreludeForTimeFeelers

Blue_Horizon wrote: »

Extract from the CSA web site:

Change of income
Parents should tell us if the non-resident parent's regular income changes, or there are any other changes to the information that we used to work out the amount of child maintenance that must be paid.

A non-resident parent should tell us if they:

start or stop working for an employer
start or stop being self-employed
change jobs
become unemployed, or
start work after being unemployed.

If we have told a non-resident parent's employer to take child maintenance from their earnings through a deduction from earnings order, the non-resident parent must tell us if they change their employer.

A non-resident parent must also tell us:

the name and address of their new employer, if they have one,
the amount they expect to earn, and
their payroll or employee number, if they have one.

Not all changes of circumstances will mean we need to change the amount of child maintenance that should be paid. We may not change the amount of child maintenance if the change to the non-resident parent's regular net weekly income is less than 5%.
_________________________________________________________________________________________

I've highlighted "should" and "must" above as this is an interesting and perhaps important use of these words.

This seems to suggest that an NRP is not required to tell the CSA about an increase in income?

I think you've highlighted the wrong bit...it's 'blah blah should tell us' and then below I think the relevant bit is 'NRP must also tell us'...implying there's no difference between the 'should' and 'must' bits - basically it's the NRP's responsibility to inform the CSA if they change jobs etc.