Child tax credit if I receive a high amount of child support?

Cleo1996

Hi
I work part-time as a receptionist and also am awaiting a start of my second year at uni. I had my first child when I was 18 and broke up with the dad before I even knew I was pregnant. He doesn't pay child support because we have joint custody (3 and a half days a week each). Me and my second daughters dad where together for a year, he was not happy about the pregnancy (Despite telling me he wanted a baby before I got pregnant) but when it came down to it he said he had second thoughts and if I continued then he wouldn't be involved.

I continued regardless because I morally do not agree with abortion especially when we planned the baby. My second daughter is now 4 months old (he has only seen her once, when she was in NICU as the nurses had told me to expect the worst and I guess he didn't want to have to live with the guilt!!) but since then he hasn't seen her and tells me to leave him alone.

I sent off for child support and they have came back with an entitlement of £1300 a month. He is a football player for a low league team hence the large wage. I know this seems very high. Currently I get student finance plus my wage plus child tax credits and I get a top up from housing benefit to cover some of our rent. Will I still get child tax credit if I receive this amount?? I am concerned because I do not think he will pay it (even if they try to force him) I think he will probably delay the procedure by asking for DNA tests etc and then not pay it even when it is prooved, and I do not want to be without child tax credits while he messes around.

bloolagoon

It's not counted - not even if he makes it to the big leagues and it is £1300 a week.

shoe*diva79

Its not counted for anything and if he denies parentage he still has to pay until DNA testing comes back proving he isn't the father.