CSA stopped

kinzy2004

I stay abroad bout 8/9 month each year with my kids but i return to the uk yearly, my non resident partner have told csa that im abroad with the kids and they have stopped my money since 6 august 2011 ,although im entitled for a holiday but i dont know How long you can stay abroad befor they can stop your money!!! So what are my chances to get the csa back? and what you advice me to say on the phone to them? or go directly to the branch in the UK?

Oldernotwiser

Do you actually mean CSA or are you talking about Child Benefit?

MrsManda

It's probably worth posting on the CSA board but according to direct.gov.uk you have to inform the CSA if you or the children are not ‘habitually resident’ in the UK.

This is defined as where you/the children usually live. As you're spending a lot more than half a year outside of the UK I expect that you are counted as not being ‘habitually resident’ in the UK.

(I don't think anyone would count being away 8/9 months of the year as a holiday).

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/ChildMaintenance/IfyourealreadyusingtheChildSupportAgency/DG_199039

What affect this has on receiving child maintanence however I don't know. This link may also be of use to you:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/ChildMaintenance/Arrangingchildmaintenance/DG_199081

Marisco

MrsManda wrote: »

(I don't think anyone would count being away 8/9 months of the year as a holiday).

Exactly what I was going to say!!! It sounds like the trips to the UK are the holiday!!

angelsmomma

From your previous posts you were living abroard in August 2010 and planning on coming back a month later. How long did you stay here before going back again? How many months have you lived here since then?

My guess is that you are seen as living abroad and popping back for holidays.

totallybroke_2

i dont think you can claim uk benefits if you are not a uk resident?