C.S.A confusion

emo75

Hi does anyone understand how this complex csa system works. When I met my new partner I had one daughter from my previous relationship who I receive child support for. My partner was on jsa therefore was not paying csa for his own daughter from his previous relationship. We then moved in together and have had 2 further children, we were both claiming benefits and paid no csa to my partners daughter. I returned to work part time and rang cm options who stated that no csa was due to my partners child as only I was working. My partner has stayed at home as a house husband for our 3 children and is now the child are older, he is trying to seek work, we both want want to eventually return to work full time and have no problems paying csa to my partners previous child we just dont understand the calculations system on the sites it says include all working tax credit or half in the calculation if your partners income is the same, wot if my income is less or more. do they need child tax credit as well, we will end up paying more in csa than my partner will be earning if all tax credits are taken into account. Any advice will be great thanks

onetomany

think its just 15% of what he earns

cakeforbrains

onetomany wrote: »

think its just 15% of what he earns

I was under the impression that they do take the tax credits into account. Like the OP, though, I don't know what proportion.

OP, does your partner's child spend any nights with you? It'll be 15% of his income (whatever they deem that to be) less 1/7th for every night of the week the child spends with you. So if she spends 52 nights per year (1 a week) with you then they'll take off one seventh.

They base it all on net income, so after tax and pension.

Edit to say, they'll also discount for the fact that you have children in your household. Somebody will be along in a minute who knows how that works.

Marisco

If your partner earns the most, all WTC is taken into account, if you earn the same, half is accountable, and if you earn the most none of it is. If he is on JSA, then it's £5 a week (shortly to change to £7 I believe) When he gets a job, his wage, including tax credits (as above) will be counted as income, and out of this the CSA will take 15%, less however many nights he has them overnight.

Your partner can of course pay by private arrangement, if everyone is agreeable, and you could use the CSA calculator to work out how much you need to pay. If you do do this, make sure there is a "paper trail" to prove that your partner has been paying, otherwise, as some here have found to their cost, you will end up paying twice over!!

ETA, they will take the children living in your household into account as well, so in your case (3) it'll be 25% reduction, so he will pay 15% of 75% of his income (including tax credits as above)

emo75

Thanks everyone very helpful