csa and benefits

8amy5

hi
i am just wondering if you work 16 hours or less then claim maintenance through the csa, do you receive all the money the father pays?

any info will be appreciated

HoneyNutLoop

Yes you do, unless they are also paying off arrears that accrued during the time before the rules changed - April 2010 I think. Before then, if you were receiving income support or income based JSA/ESA you only got to keep some of the money (originally nothing if on CSA1, then £10 a week under CSA2 which later increased to £20 a week).

If there are no arrears payments, you definitely get all the father pays.

8amy5

ok thank you very much for your help!

CSAworkerx

Just a rule of thumb for you / anyone else making a claim, you can work or claim benefit and still be entiteled to child maintenence, its technically ure kids money not yours, so you dont need to declare it.

Witch_Hazel

CSAworkerx wrote: »

Just a rule of thumb for you / anyone else making a claim, you can work or claim benefit and still be entiteled to child maintenence, its technically ure kids money not yours, so you dont need to declare it.

Dear god, for someone who claims to work the CSA you appear to know nothing, no surprises there. The above statement is twaddle. Child support no longer affects benefit entitlement, but it still has to be declared. Maybe some re-training would be an advantage to you.

CSAworkerx

Witch_Hazel wrote: »

Dear god, for someone who claims to work the CSA you appear to know nothing, no surprises there. The above statement is twaddle. Child support no longer affects benefit entitlement, but it still has to be declared. Maybe some re-training would be an advantage to you.

you didnt get the point, you dont need to declare to US about ure employment or benefit, i dont work for other benefit agencys, maybe you do need to declare to them, im talking about making an application.

Crellow4

Please stop saying URE.......