Shocked

taw12968

i have just found out my weekly payments are going to treble !! i have been paying support via a private agreement for the last four years, now my ex has decided to carry things through the CSA for no apparent reason, my payments in the past have always been in full and on time, she moved away from the home she was staying in rent free, at my expense and moved some 400 miles away, she refuses to bring my child back to visit me, any visits are always at my expense and involve a trip costing in excess of 700 punds a time, this i could only just afford to scrape together every 8-10 weeks, now she has involved the csa i fear i will not see my child in any way shape or form as the money being demanded by the CSA leaves me in a negative balance after i have paid mortgage, gas electric etc, i now have 30 pounds a week left from my wage to eat etc, can this be right? im going to be as well getting the sack and sponging off the state, once again another father who loves his child is being cut out of their life through no fault of his own. anybody have any advice??? please

Caz3121

For a new case you should be assessed as paying 15% of your net income. There is no deductions for housing costs like there was in the old CSA1 scheme.
You can enquire about a reduction due to high visitation transport costs. If averaging £300 per month, this would reduce your payments by about £8 per week if they accept the figures

shoe*diva79

How much were you paying and what is your average wage?