CSA payment taken from furlough wages

tinafield78 · 14 July 2020 at 7:37AM

First post so please bear with me.

My partner returned to work in January after applying for many jobs and the due to the COVID situation was put on furlough in March. He is still on the 80% of his wages and as a commission based job his basic income is very low. This month the CSA have taken a massive chunk of his already small income as he had fallen into arrears whilst unemployed. He has spoken to the CSA who were totally in helpful and didn’t seem to mind he has been left with a wage of £500 for the month. I don’t understand how this is okay. Any advice would be welcome or any experience during this pandemic.

Thanks in advance

[Deleted User] · 14 July 2020 at 8:34AM

I don’t think there has been any announcements to say CSA payments were to stop.

The_Fat_Controller · 14 July 2020 at 9:27AM

If you have income you have to pay your obligations, simple enough.

poppy12345 · 14 July 2020 at 9:40AM

Sorry but your partner has to pay for their children.

Jeremy535897 · 14 July 2020 at 9:59AM

tinafield78 said:

First post so please bear with me.
My partner returned to work in January after applying for many jobs and the due to the COVID situation was put on furlough in March. He is still on the 80% of his wages and as a commission based job his basic income is very low. This month the CSA have taken a massive chunk of his already small income as he had fallen into arrears whilst unemployed. He has spoken to the CSA who were totally in helpful and didn’t seem to mind he has been left with a wage of £500 for the month. I don’t understand how this is okay. Any advice would be welcome or any experience during this pandemic.

Thanks in advance

If his commission was contractual, it should have featured in the calculation of what the company can claim for him under the CJRS, and therefore should (as a minimum) be paying him.

See https://www.familylawpartners.co.uk/blog/coronavirus-covid-19-and-child-and-spousal-maintenance-payments/