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CSA arrears;What would you do ?

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Cally_Smart
Cally_Smart Posts: 437 Forumite
edited 18 September 2013 at 2:18PM in Child support
Well,after asking for change of circumstances for qc's not at college (4 times since Feb this year.)CSA finally tell us that the liability for providing Child maintenance through the CSA for them has ended.They have said the liability ending only counts from August 31st 2013! They could easily find out that neither child attended their course at all in 2013.They have said as I pointed out before the CSA are legally allowed to take CM as long as the pwc claims Ch/ben.Is it worth trying to prove that the pwc should have reported changes earlier.Should we ask for a tribunal again-we won the last one -to allow children in our house to be counted off the so called arrears which we shouldn't have anyway!!In view of her dishonesty they could hardly count her as a reliable source of information for the arrears we are supposed to have (despite our proof we havent got any!).It means we still have several years of 'arrears' that they believed her about and she received over 2 and a half thousand last year which she shouldn't have(disregarding any run on from connexions in one case) We are eagerly awaiting the schedule of payments. Without the help of our MP we may still have been struggling to get our selves heard! The cost has been very high emotionally.My husband has lost his children over this ,the pwc has alienated them for last 2 years.I've lost the step children I used to have every weekend till they were teenagers and our son has lost the siblings that were so close when he was born. It may just be money but there has been a lot of collateral damage. In one way I want to put it behind us but in another we have years more payments to make..

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  • The reason for 31st of august is the claim for CHB would have ended on september 1st, Problem being its not up to the CSA to prove that the pwc should have reported the change of circs, if your children did not attent their courses id advise you to speak to the people at CHB to try and get them to admit the CHB was paid falsely, if that happens and you notify us of that change then we can suspend the arrears. until that point i cant see anything but court being your only option.
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    edited 23 September 2013 at 11:26PM
    My ex reported to the CSA that our son was starting a job when he had been told quite clearly our son (who had left sixth form early due to a lack of support there - he has aspergers and dyspraxia) was starting a Princes Trust course he'd been referred to by Connexxions (I was keen to keep him in something that kept him in a routine but as it turns out, the Princes Trust course had a lot of benefits for our son and was well worth him attending).

    If he hadn't attended the course, he'd have lost his place. I believe college does the same.., you are required to have a certain amount of attendance to continue to be registered. Our son is now attending college himself, they are very strict about these things.

    While he was attending the Princes Trust course and registered with Connexions, I was able to extend our son's child benefit and tax credits for 5 months.

    I was able to clear up the CSA query very quickly by faxing them proof our son was on a course. But I am not sure how your stepchildren could not attend a course at college and still be registered with the college for more than a month.

    Yes, I am afraid that CSA dealings do seem to affect relationships between parents and siblings. Its awful.., but generally you find that children do grow up, and figure out that one parent in these situations is thinking more of themself rather than their children. Certainly that's what's happened with my son, although I would far prefer there hadn't been a need for this realisation (its not something I've forced on him, I've spent the last 6 years defending his father) with the odd private rant away from him lol.
  • Marisco
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    Well,after asking for change of circumstances for qc's not at college (4 times since Feb this year.)CSA finally tell us that the liability for providing Child maintenance through the CSA for them has ended.They have said the liability ending only counts from August 31st 2013! They could easily find out that neither child attended their course at all in 2013.They have said as I pointed out before the CSA are legally allowed to take CM as long as the pwc claims Ch/ben.Is it worth trying to prove that the pwc should have reported changes earlier.Should we ask for a tribunal again-we won the last one -to allow children in our house to be counted off the so called arrears which we shouldn't have anyway!!In view of her dishonesty they could hardly count her as a reliable source of information for the arrears we are supposed to have (despite our proof we havent got any!).It means we still have several years of 'arrears' that they believed her about and she received over 2 and a half thousand last year which she shouldn't have(disregarding any run on from connexions in one case) We are eagerly awaiting the schedule of payments. Without the help of our MP we may still have been struggling to get our selves heard! The cost has been very high emotionally.My husband has lost his children over this ,the pwc has alienated them for last 2 years.I've lost the step children I used to have every weekend till they were teenagers and our son has lost the siblings that were so close when he was born. It may just be money but there has been a lot of collateral damage. In one way I want to put it behind us but in another we have years more payments to make..

    It depends how you feel Cally, are you "up" for a fight? I know personally I'd fight tooth and nail to prove she was claiming fraudulently, no way would I let it lie! And if they haven't made allowance for the kids in your household, just rubs salt into the wound. I know from experience that it does take it out of you, but neither the PWC or the CSA should be allowed to get away with this sort of shenanigans. I'd say go for it, but whatever you, do good luck, and let us know how you get on :)
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