child support payments

rambo29

My gf and I broke our relationship on friday and are sorting what i should pay in child support. ive been online and it says for my wage (22000 p.a) i should be paying £50 a week but my ex thinks thats low for my wage.
does anyone know if this is correct. or should i be paying more.

McKneff

The CSA would say 15% of your take home pay.

nannytone_2

McKneff wrote: »

The CSA would say 15% of your take home pay.

if there is more than one child it would be more.
20% for 2 kids and 25% for 3 or more kids

Pollycat

There's a calculator on the CSA website:

http://www.csacalculator.dsdni.gov.uk/calc.asp

Is the £22k gross or net?
How many children?
How many nights are you planning to have the child(ren) to stay?

Your girlfriend needs to check what other benefits she may be entitled to and if you have a joint claim for WTC etc, you need to advise the appropriate department.

rambo29

1 child, 22,000 gross less than 52 nights

flowerpots

rambo29 wrote: »

My gf and I broke our relationship on friday and are sorting what i should pay in child support. ive been online and it says for my wage (22000 p.a) i should be paying £50 a week but my ex thinks thats low for my wage.
does anyone know if this is correct. or should i be paying more.

No expert but just put your salary into a take home calculator & using that number on the link provided I would say your figure is correct.

Pollycat

rambo29 wrote: »

1 child, 22,000 gross less than 52 nights

So you need to look at the link I gave you and put your NET weekly income into it plus the info you've given above and see how much the calculator says you should be paying.

rambo29

Done and it says £50 a week. thanks everyone

fogartyblue.

nannytone wrote: »

if there is more than one child it would be more.
20% for 2 kids and 25% for 3 or more kids

Unless she is a 3 by 3 or a 4 by 4 mum!

In wich case each father has to contribute 15% for each child, totalling (60%) instead of the 25%!!

One of my daughter's friend has 3 by 3. Each father nets about £2500 a month and in total she receives £1125 a month.

From what I am told she is on a site called 'Sugar Daddy' I think it is called - looking for father number 4 as the youngest is 3. Looking for the 'biggy' as she puts it as after number 4 she has had it.

Not bad when you factor in the Income Support, Disability Benefits, CTB & HB she gets on top! Lives in a lovely £350,000 4 bed detached property that even I couldn't afford and runs around in a new Honda 4x4 courtesy of Motability!

clearingout

yes fogarty, 'cos that's how all single mums live, isn't it?

fogartyblue.

clearingout wrote: »

yes fogarty, 'cos that's how all single mums live, isn't it?

I have no idea - she is the only single mum that I know about. Maybe they do, maybe they don't!