Change of circumstances 17 May at 4:47PM in Child Support 7 replies 128 views

dpooley85

Hi there.
I used to live on my own and pay £313 a month in child maintenance.  I have now moved in with my girlfriend and her two sons.  My question is am I eligible to have my payments lowered due to me supporting the household bills and food etc.  The £313 a month is now crippling my finances.  Surely I can have this lowered.  I have spoken the receiving parent who said in fact I should pay more as she struggles!

Also, how would I report this as the website options for change of circumstances don’t seem to support this change.

Swoosh84

Stick your details into the CSA calculator, will tell you exactly how much you are due. £313 is a fair amount, how many kids are we talking?

https://www.gov.uk/calculate-child-maintenance

Update your claim here: https://childmaintenanceservice.direct.gov.uk/onlinerevive/public/landing-screen/

dpooley85

We are talking 2 children.  It’s now got to a point where I’m relying on my partner for food when I have paid all bills etc for the month.  She also has two children and being in the household means I’m financially supporting them also.

_shel

dpooley85 said:

We are talking 2 children.  It’s now got to a point where I’m relying on my partner for food when I have paid all bills etc for the month.  She also has two children and being in the household means I’m financially supporting them also.

 But they are not your children so you do not have to support them financially. 

dpooley85

_shel said:

dpooley85 said:

We are talking 2 children.  It’s now got to a point where I’m relying on my partner for food when I have paid all bills etc for the month.  She also has two children and being in the household means I’m financially supporting them also.

 But they are not your children so you do not have to support them financially. 

But I live in the household and all finances are obviously joint so I am paying for them in theory

_shel

dpooley85 said:

_shel said:

dpooley85 said:

We are talking 2 children.  It’s now got to a point where I’m relying on my partner for food when I have paid all bills etc for the month.  She also has two children and being in the household means I’m financially supporting them also.

 But they are not your children so you do not have to support them financially. 

But I live in the household and all finances are obviously joint so I am paying for them in theory

I know but thats not how the child support will see it. 

dpooley85

Why does it ask about any other children in your household when you apply online via the calculator?  When you add the addition children or take away the additional children in your household the amount goes up and down dramatically 

_shel

 Does the maintenance service know you are paying her debts? 

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/672432/how-we-work-out-child-maintenance.pdf

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