Do CSA take into account NRP outgoings per month.. bills/loans etc?

Incredible_Sammy

zUnknown wrote: »

Hi looking for some advice.

My wife and I separated a year ago and since then I have provided payments for the two kids. We agreed on a set ammount so it didnt have to go through CSA.

I eventually bought a new house last month after staying with family since the separation. Last month they took two mortgage payments for the first payment. I was already buying bunkbeds for the kids ect and realised I couldnt afford the monthy maintenance. I said to my ex that I would give her double this month.

Long story short... she fiddles the system and works near fulltime hours but her boss pays her 16hours then cash on side. She gets extra tax credits because of this and also has never informed inland rev of my payments each month. So she get more money that I earn. She gets her near all her £550 rent paid for her too so I know she could have waited a month for the maintenance.

Anyway.. the CSA has been trying to contact me yesterday and today. By the CSA calc I would have to pay approx £130 a month extra. My bills and living expenditure is already nearing the max and this extra money will make me struggle to pay for things.

What i'm trying to say is.. do CSA care about what the other parents bills/outgoings are? I dont want to have to sell the house I have just bought. Do they work on the calculator ans that only or do they check circumstances?

Thanks

I was dragged into court on my eldest daughters 18th birthday to be told I had arrears for my daughters and my son from a new relationship of £23,600. Although I could'nt provide any prove of monies given to my ex I was able to provide a 15 year saving plan which came to fruition in April of the year I attended court in June 2009. It amassed to £4,800 but considering the amount they expected from me decided to listen to the mum and take this amount as a gift rather than deduct it from an already ridicolous, unjust amount. I was summoned to pay £593 per month deducted from my earnings. Just as I was nearing what I assumed would be my final year of paying the arrears, I was made redundant in August 2011. I had calculated I may have made £15 - £16k of payments. Can you imagine my surprise when in April of this year after me finding new employment of October 2011 they rang to tell me I owed arrears of £15k. I earn a fraction of what I used to earn as a manager. I have since had a son from my new relationship who turned one in May of this year. His child fair fees are £480 per month, my rent is £320, my loan which I took out whilst with my ex is £93.98 without fuel costs, credit cards payments, energy bills, lunch and clothing costs I get between -£145 to £+45 to try and survive on. Why should I be bothered to go out to work? Simply because I have pride and I've never expected the government to care for my children. However I'm sure they expect the parents who do give to look after the brats others have without any intention of raising their own sprogs from the word off. CSA are extremely biased towards female(s) who request payments. They are blinkered and try to tell you not to buy gifts for your own children as the payments you make should always cover the lot. What they don't see is that most parents with care do not spend the cash on the kids or tell the child the clothes, food, school trips or football subs has been paid by the missing parent. I work for nothing at the moment whilst my ex goes away on holidays a minimum of twice a year. This country has a screw loose. Find out the wasters who breed up for child benefit and stop their payments and stop targeting people who not only work but had amicable agreements in place before an ex got SCORNED.

krashovrload

Incredible_Sammy wrote: »

Why should I be bothered to go out to work? Simply because I have pride.

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I think you've found that the system doesn't care about your sense of pride (or acknowledge previous contributions)...

I went to a tribunal a few years ago (back when I was being assessed via CSA1) and whilst preparing for it I met with a CSA advisor who told me to my face that although I was working 40 hours a week that my sole concern should be paying maintenance and that things like holidays, cars, and access the Internet were luxuries as not everyone had them..!

I tried to point out to her that if we relied on public transport/taxis (as buses didn't allow shift patterns to be met) then our travel each week was actually higher than running a car but I think I would have been better talking to the wall...

Being told that I should think myself grateful that after working 40 hours I was left with about £15 a week more than being on benefit didn't really help my mood either...

Also - to this day my partner has never understood why her income was factored into my calculations but the CSA totally ignored anyone that the PWC [STRIKE]shacked up with[/STRIKE] lived with as a family...

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