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CSA payment system changing .. please help and advise

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  • Marisco
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    So with PWC's and NRP's making their own arrangements, does that mean they can negotiate, or is a figure set out by the CSA, and everyone has to abide by it?
  • Marisco wrote: »
    So with PWC's and NRP's making their own arrangements, does that mean they can negotiate, or is a figure set out by the CSA, and everyone has to abide by it?

    As far as I'm aware once the new cases are up and running there will be no further charge for reassessing a case.

    When PWCs and NRPs have a direct maintenance agreement essentially the CSA's calculation is a recommended figure - the PWC and NRP can then accept more or less if they both agree.
  • clearingout
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    a private company would have no legal right to collect maintenance from one parent to give to another. It may well be the case that maintenance is 'privatised' in the future but it would need legislation to do that. Ultimately, it would be necessary to also give a private company the right to prosecute which would definately need legislation.
  • Marisco
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    The threat of privatisation should be enough for the NRP's and PWC's to come to an agreement!!!!!:eek: Private companies are only interested in one thing, and that is profit!! They won't care about the people involved, only the bottom line i.e how much they can make out of the situations!!:mad:
  • DX2
    DX2 Posts: 8,275 Forumite
    Marisco wrote: »
    The threat of privatisation should be enough for the NRP's and PWC's to come to an agreement!!!!!:eek: Private companies are only interested in one thing, and that is profit!! They won't care about the people involved, only the bottom line i.e how much they can make out of the situations!!:mad:
    Nah plenty myself included will have to use the CSA, something is better than nothing. Unless it's forced he won't pay a dime and doesn't care either way.
    *SIGH*
    :D
  • loz1
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    they are going to charge regardless of the children being the biggest losers, as the PWC would pay the CSA for the assesment then have to pay again for CSA to collect money, then NRP pays more than assesment for the collection process, so any money either parent had goes to CSA personally i think the charging process should be for those who wont pay, whether that be on time or at all, the CSA should use their powers so all NRP pay on time and the correct amount,
    Charging Consultation response by GOVERNMENT, www. dwp.gov.uk /docs /strenghtening-families -repsonse.pdf
  • jaidenslot
    jaidenslot Posts: 176 Forumite
    edited 24 July 2011 at 4:41PM
    I have battled for years to get maintenance from my ex and have just been awarded it between me and another pwc even though the csa still haven't got it right as they've split it in 2 when i have 3 kids and she has 1, not received a penny yet and wouldn't bank on getting it either.
    If this comes in i really can't see the point of continuing with the csa.
    I left my ex because of years of domestic violence several years ago but although the police were called numerous times and i even went to the station and made a statement once he was never charged or convicted as it was in the days before they could go ahead without my consent.
    Over the years hes been in and out of prison for violence the last time was against the other pwc and he did 18 months for that with an extra year for breaking the terms of his licence.
    So she can prove domestic violence but i can't, would i be able to use his record against him?
    So apart from the fact he will probably end up in prison again, hes also a serial job hopper. I will give him a few weeks after finding out he has to pay maintenance before he gives his job up.
    What is the point of forking £100 out which i couldn't afford only to end up with nothing or if lucky £5 a week split between me and the other pwc
  • DUTR
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    jaidenslot wrote: »
    I have battled for years to get maintenance from my ex and have just been awarded it between me and another pwc even though the csa still haven't got it right as they've split it in 2 when i have 3 kids and she has 1, not received a penny yet and wouldn't bank on getting it either.
    If this comes in i really can't see the point of continuing with the csa.
    I left my ex because of years of domestic violence several years ago but although the police were called numerous times and i even went to the station and made a statement once he was never charged or convicted as it was in the days before they could go ahead without my consent.
    Over the years hes been in and out of prison for violence the last time was against the other pwc and he did 18 months for that with an extra year for breaking the terms of his licence.
    So she can prove domestic violence but i can't, would i be able to use his record against him?
    So apart from the fact he will probably end up in prison again, hes also a serial job hopper. I will give him a few weeks after finding out he has to pay maintenance before he gives his job up.
    What is the point of forking £100 out which i couldn't afford only to end up with nothing or if lucky £5 a week split between me and the other pwc

    What a terrible person? Yet he was nice enough to have children with and still nice enough to fund the lifestyle :eek:
  • jaidenslot
    jaidenslot Posts: 176 Forumite
    DUTR wrote: »
    What a terrible person? Yet he was nice enough to have children with and still nice enough to fund the lifestyle :eek:
    and you've got to be a bloke with a comment like that!!
  • DUTR
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    jaidenslot wrote: »
    and you've got to be a bloke with a comment like that!!

    Yes indeed, never laid a finger on a woman, I wonder how many nice blokes you turned down to to breed with this ex convict of yours?
    Your post just highlights the fact that there are many who will put in false claims of DV so to avoid paying a CS admin fee :eek:
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