Q&A with Work and Pensions Minister Maria Miller on child support changes

mutley74

amberjade wrote: »

£100 admin fee and then 7-12% of what we receive- this was i my local paper. I am gobsmacked.

you can make a complaint to your local MP. i Was sent a link from the Gingerbread website that allows one to send a predrafted letter to your local MP. (my MP has already sent me an acknowledment after a few days). Worth doing as MPs take more interest of local resident matters IMHO.

Rustic100

MSE Wendy,

Any idea when these questions to be put to the Minister? Matt your summary seemed to miss some questions including mine about arrears not owed if clearly a CSA mistake.
PS what sort of biscuits does Maria Miller like?

DX2

Rustic100 wrote: »

MSE Wendy,

Any idea when these questions to be put to the Minister? Matt your summary seemed to miss some questions including mine about arrears not owed if clearly a CSA mistake.
PS what sort of biscuits does Maria Miller like?

Of course Matt missed some question's His posts are purely NRP based.

Maria miller will be a bit busy at the minute (surprise, surprise)
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3452449/CSA-chaos-as-100000-claims-sorted-by-hand.html

THE Child Support Agency is on the brink of collapse after its computers failed.

Beleaguered staff are being forced to process 100,000 claims by hand.

DX2

mutley74 wrote: »

you can make a complaint to your local MP. i Was sent a link from the Gingerbread website that allows one to send a predrafted letter to your local MP. (my MP has already sent me an acknowledment after a few days). Worth doing as MPs take more interest of local resident matters IMHO.

http://www.gingerbread.org.uk/content.aspx?CategoryID=574

Rustic100

DX2

As a former NRP being asked for arrears (I never knew I had and have paid voluntarily before the CSA involved) and a PWC not getting a penny I can see both sides!

From NRP and PWC perspective, CSA/CMEC rules seems unfair - Child Support is a misnoma (sp)

clearingout

DX2 wrote: »

http://www.gingerbread.org.uk/content.aspx?CategoryID=574

thanks for that. I have e-mailed my MP. It'll be interesting to see what, if any, response is received.

Orson_Cart_2

Rustic100 wrote: »

Matt your summary seemed to miss some questions including mine about arrears not owed if clearly a CSA mistake.

See point 13.

Rustic100

Subtle difference, the current rules do allow the CSA to say Oh Dear, we made a mistake- you the NRP pay the arrears for the 5 years since we, CSA made the mistake. never mind the impact on family finances or dare I say it , the children.

So CSA/CMEC are complying with "the rules" as they stand and i am not! hence I request a change. Hopefully my question stands as I think being precise is everything and paraphrasing/summarising on other peoples behalf is not good. (but I come in peace!)

Orson_Cart_2

Rustic100 wrote: »

the current rules do allow the CSA to say Oh Dear, we made a mistake- you the NRP pay the arrears for the 5 years since we, CSA made the mistake.

There is no legal requirement for an NRP to pay arrears if the CSA admits making a mistake.

There is actually no time limit an NRP can ask the assessment is corrected and backdated , and , if the CSA ends up owing the NRP then he can claim interest on the amount owed.

Time limits only apply to appealing against a decision.

kelloggs36

NOt true - even if the CSA make a mistake which amounts to arrears owed, the NRP is indeed liable to pay it.