Paying for 24year old

conjaylip

I wonder can anyone help me my husband had a daughter when we met we had her at weekends and he was paying for her we haven't heard anything for years until last Xmas when they froze his bank account until he made arrangements to pay he agreed and gave them his bank details we thought it was been payed but just before Xmas this year they wrote to say they weren't getting it. The thing is I don't think he should pay anything cause she's 24 and they want 1150but we were made redundant and receive benefits with 3 children has anyone any ideas on what we should do

DUTR

conjaylip wrote: »

I wonder can anyone help me my husband had a daughter when we met we had her at weekends and he was paying for her we haven't heard anything for years until last Xmas when they froze his bank account until he made arrangements to pay he agreed and gave them his bank details we thought it was been payed but just before Xmas this year they wrote to say they weren't getting it. The thing is I don't think he should pay anything cause she's 24 and they want 1150but we were made redundant and receive benefits with 3 children has anyone any ideas on what we should do

They want the arrears that your partner failed to contribute.

clearingout

The arrears need to be paid - the child's age has nothing to do with it. The RP is owed that money.

If you are on benefits you need to let the CSA know this and ask to come to an arrangement about payment.

shoe*diva79

Yep. As above. At some point your husband hasn't paid and arrears have accrued. These will not go away and he needs to make arrangements to pay these.

anonx_2

shes not a child, omg paying csa to a 24 year old, shocking. if i were you i would break my neck to find that final money owing and then sod em. in years to come csa will be considered an unfair tax,

paulcarter_2

conjaylip wrote: »

...has anyone any ideas on what we should do

pay up and accept responsibility for one's actions?









paulcarter

anonx_2

when i was 24 i had my own family, how does this 'child feel'

kevin137

The ONLY reason they would still be collecting is for arrears...! So it would be more a case of you should of pay up when it was due and not avoided it like so many...

This is not to say it sucks...! And i would definitely be making a SAR and asking if the money was actually owed and why...!!!

Caz3121

Depending when the arrears were from the mother may see nothing of this payment. If the mother was on means tested benefits, maintenance reduced this so the fact that the father failed to pay meant the mother needed to be paid by the benefits instead so the arrears may be due to the Secretary of State.
If the arrears are valid, and if you are not sure if they are you should request a breakdown, then they will not go away

wayne0

ok. you mention you are on benefits...

which benefits are you on... from what i gather, (somebody correct me if im wrong here)...

if you get one of the following:
IB JSA
IB ESA
Income support..
(few others too - im awaiting the full list from the csa)

then the CSA cannot collect arrears - THEY WILL NOT GO AWAY THOUGH...

however: as others have said.. I would defo try to clear them off ASAP.

for the sake of £1150, i would slap them onto a credit card, then transfer them right to a 0% deal and clear it within a year...

money is tight, but surely 95 quid a month to clear within a year ...

and CSA guideline is 2 years to clear...

1150/24 months = 47.92* month (whilst keeping the csa for another 2 years would be a joke, its "interest free"...

also, perhaps you could contact the CSA to check the arrears,,, any months that the nrp is on benefit the liability is a fiver a week..
(do a Subject access report to the DWP (this will (or at least should) cover the CSA as they fall within the DWP)

send a letter to:

the data protection liason officer
room C208A
Warbrick house
blackpool
FY2 0ye

include@
full name
dob
address
nino
details of info required. - state you want Clarical / and comp info
DLA/Income support/jsa / CSA / All other depts
put your signature.
no fee is payable for this

also, were you his partner during this time... any period where you were in reciept of JSA/ESA/ETC would also lower the payment to the flat rate.

a SAR for both of you might be useful. and work out dates (if any)...