Csa re-assessment/questionable??

owdslackdraws

PreludeForTimeFeelers wrote: »

This isn't strictly true, what they will use tends to depend on how the often the NRP is paid. If he is paid weekly then they'll tend to use the 5 weeks payslips on or around the date the reassessment was requested. If he is paid monthly then they'll use the last two monthly payslips. If the NRP's pay fluctuates a lot then they will compare these figures with the YTD average, but generally its just a guide.

So would it be possible for a NRP to lower their payments?

If they were to go part time for 6 weeks then ask the CSA for a reassment as long as the last 6 payslips showed the same amount the CSA would base payment due on these figures

skibadee

The lowering of payments does sometimes happen when re-assessment is requested, I do not know much about CSA2 as we are still on CSA1.
You said he'd been doing overtime for a few months, maybe the overtime had stopped when the CSA requested the wage slips for the last 2 months? maybe, as others have said he has had to take a paycut? I presume he is employed not self-employed?

I would suggest you stop giving him the £20 a month towards petrol....you have obviously been leaving yourself short by doing this...or the £4 a week less would not be an issue?
Have you tried ringing the CSA to ask why the payments have reduced?

PreludeForTimeFeelers

owdslackdraws wrote: »

So would it be possible for a NRP to lower their payments?

If they were to go part time for 6 weeks then ask the CSA for a reassment as long as the last 6 payslips showed the same amount the CSA would base payment due on these figures

Theoretically yes, although the csa would be looking at whether the part-time hours were going to be permanent or not. The CSA may call the employer to ask whether the reduced hours were the NRP's new wages. Also, the NRP would have to pay their current assessment while working lower hours for the 2 months before notifying the Csa.

Seems like cutting your nose off to spite your face.

PreludeForTimeFeelers

skibadee wrote: »

The lowering of payments does sometimes happen when re-assessment is requested, I do not know much about CSA2 as we are still on CSA1.
You said he'd been doing overtime for a few months, maybe the overtime had stopped when the CSA requested the wage slips for the last 2 months? maybe, as others have said he has had to take a paycut? I presume he is employed not self-employed?

I would suggest you stop giving him the £20 a month towards petrol....you have obviously been leaving yourself short by doing this...or the £4 a week less would not be an issue?
Have you tried ringing the CSA to ask why the payments have reduced?

The Csa won't really discuss the assessment - they'll just say it was based on his wages, and the net figures will be in the assessment letter the PWC received. It may be that he's increased the amount of pension he pays, or that the increased hours were just temporary. Is there a chance he has a child in his household now?

owdslackdraws

PreludeForTimeFeelers wrote: »

Theoretically yes, although the csa would be looking at whether the part-time hours were going to be permanent or not. The CSA may call the employer to ask whether the reduced hours were the NRP's new wages. Also, the NRP would have to pay their current assessment while working lower hours for the 2 months before notifying the Csa.

Seems like cutting your nose off to spite your face.

I would not even try it!, because I don’t believe it would work plus my opinion of the CSA is let sleeping dogs lie.

A couple of years age my OH who is a NRP on CSA 1 was made redundant and was out of work for six months, we decided not to rock the boat and continue the same payments to the PWC and say nothing to the CSA, again let sleeping dogs and psycho’s lie.

He started work in May so part way through the tax year 2 months into his new job PWC wants a reassessment, so we send the only 2 monthly wage slips he has, CSA use the year to date figures making the assessment less than it would have been is OH has started at the beginning of the tax year

If I could turn the clock back, we would have asked for a reassessment when the lost his job

skibadee

PreludeForTimeFeelers wrote: »

The Csa won't really discuss the assessment - they'll just say it was based on his wages, and the net figures will be in the assessment letter the PWC received. It may be that he's increased the amount of pension he pays, or that the increased hours were just temporary. Is there a chance he has a child in his household now?

Well obviously the assessment is ' correct ' ....based on his wage slips then???

Op I would still consider, as I said, no-longer giving him the £20 petrol money if losing £4 a week is an issue financially.

kayl

I have to stick up for the OP here - you can't leap to the conclusion that she has done something morally wrong or is being greedy just because of your knowledge of other cases.
My husband of 23 years left me 2 years ago, and has not contributed a penny towards our 3 children since then. He always maintained that he would do so as soon as he could afford it. He got a job last June, but I'm still waiting! I finally lost paitience 2 weeks ago, and have resorted to contacting the CSA - not because I want to, or because I am out for every penny I can get, but because my husband has left me with no option

frostman

Harry_Flashman wrote: »

Sounds like you tried grabbing more money off him and it didn't work.

Serves you right in my opinion.

x2 hahah good money grabber.

Opalsopal

kayl wrote: »

I have to stick up for the OP here - you can't leap to the conclusion that she has done something morally wrong or is being greedy just because of your knowledge of other cases.
My husband of 23 years left me 2 years ago, and has not contributed a penny towards our 3 children since then. He always maintained that he would do so as soon as he could afford it. He got a job last June, but I'm still waiting! I finally lost paitience 2 weeks ago, and have resorted to contacting the CSA - not because I want to, or because I am out for every penny I can get, but because my husband has left me with no option

Kayl I hope you get this sorted, it does take a few months but worth it in the end :-)