child maintenance

Tucker

Based on what's been said, he's not currently signing on so the DWP would have no interest in him.

HMRC should if he's not being paid legitimately, but they are a lost cause and the chances of getting them to act are so remote!!

McKneff

But, in the long term, in a couple of years time, he wontbe able to claim any benefits because if he isnt signing on, he isnt getting any nI credits, so if he applies, he would be refused.

Personally, I would shop him, if he does sign on and stays on the cahs in hand job, then the DWP would get involved.

At the moment, it is HMRC that he is defrauding if he is earning above a certain level.

simplydevine05

I know just how tough it is getting money towards your child from an ex. I've had £250 off mine over nearly two years and he has worked most of it. He left a job and didn't tell the Csa and when they found him through tax records he had just quit his job so he could get legal aid to take me to court because he refused to see his son! The best advice I can give is ring the Csa and do not delay as the bill will start mounting the day you contact them. If he's working cash in hand then they cannot force him to pay and it can take years to force payment due to red tape. If you know the company name that's all you need and worse than hmrc are the dwp as they investigate immediately so if he "signs on" you don't need to know info about his work, you just ring them. They can even follow him if he's suspected of benefit fraud. Don't threaten him with any of this. If I were you I wouldn't communicate with him at all unless it is about contact with your child/children. Good luck and do not let him terrorise you anymore. My ex was and always will be a bully and when he tried to take me to court he found I would not be bullied any longer and he got a shock when I stood up to him.

Kirsty x