benefit & CSA confusion

kelloggs36

That's as may be, but the regulations state that if you are on Income Support you must claim through the cSA unless you or the children are at risk and as the OP has said that it isn't regular it will be a real problem getting her income support updated every time she received a payment - they will delay her money whilst calculating and this will cause hardship. By going to the CSa she gets all the money she is entitled to anyway as it is paid via benefits and the most she would get would be 10 pounds on top, which is a help I'll admit, but not worth mucking up the money every week for.

panyanpickle

omg what have i started here lol. I don't wish to get people into arguments over whose right & whose wrong, however i think i can tell when people have been burnt!!!!(either side of it). I have looked into this, it's all far more complicated as, as someone stated there is much more info that i don't wish to air in public as such.
I would like to thank the CSA staff member, thank you-you was very kind and not quite so harsh as some!!!:eek:
All of this has had me in a horrific state from the beginning. Being walked out on completely unawares after 16 years is hard enough, let alone all the legal stuff, it's enough to put me in the ground!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Btw he has two children to support not 3, the woman he is with now has 3, we have 2, so am i correct in thinking thats 20% of his nett?

kelloggs36

I didn't wish to sound cold, so apologies for that if I came across that way. I was just pointing out the legislation and it does unfortunately upset some people to the point of refusing to co-operate but there's not much I can do about that!!

kelloggs36

Not exactly panayanpickle. If he has children living with him in his household eg. his new g/f's children, he will get an allowance of 25% of his net income and you will get 20% of the rest.

So for example, if his net income is 700 quid a week (which in 55k could be about that or more even), he would get 25% knocked off. So 700 -175 = 525. You would get 20% of 525 which is 105 per week. I have not bothered to calculate his tax and national insurance so the figures I have used are plucked from the air - you know more than me in respect of his net income I suspect!

loopychicken

PLEASE BE CAREFULL

my friend went threw the csa and her ex was on a similar wage she had one child

it ended up that the csa payments were more that IS so they stopped IS an she kept the CSA payment as it was higher

BUT

in doing this she lost housing/coucil tax benifit as she was no longer in recipt of IS

my advice is not to tell CSA or DWP anything at the minute go to the CAB an get some real proper advice face to face if u start informing them now it may mess up all your monies an you will fid your self in a real pickle

good luck

on the other hand maybe concider a job at 16 hrs a week an you can claim working an child tax credit...then if u go to the CSA they cant take a penny off you
thats what my friend did an it was well worth her while as she has all bennifits, wage, and CSA money

explore all your avenues

kelloggs36

The problem is that you can't keep quiet about the money he has given. Best thing is to declare the money but tell IS that it was given under duress - they have details as to why the CSA claim was not put through and this still stands. She should refuse any future money from him direct as it will jeapardise her IS claim especially as she has said it is not guaranteed. She could suggest to him that he could open an account for the children so they can have it when they reach 18 but it should not be in her name. If reasons for CSA not being involved have been accepted, it should stay that way but accepting money from him could put this decision at risk, hence she must refuse it.