09 Mar 2015

A question about : Csa! unfair payments!

I really need someone to help. I received 1x Ј16 payment for December and 1x Ј31 payment for December. I am supposed to receive Ј31 weekly so I have been underpaid for December and January. My ex partner has a child with another ex, so I was under the impression that whatever payment the csa receive from my ex would be split fairly between the two qualifiying children. I rang the csa to tell them about my missing payments, and today someone rang me back, to say 'the father must of had a low income these 2 months that is why my payments have been missing'. ok fair enough I thought.
What the csa don't realise is that I am friends with my ex partners ex wife, I called her today and she said that she received Ј400 in December and 136 a few days ago. She is also suppose to receive Ј31 weekly.

What I want to know is how come the money that the csa have received from the father has not been shared equally between the 2 children i.e. my child hardly anything, but his exs child has had 2 large payments.
When I rang the csa they wouldn't discuss the other parents account which is fair enough, they don't need to, as I already know what she has received. Seems so unfair and I reaaly need someone to help me please

Best answers:

  • Your ex makes one payment to the CSA and what happens after they receive that payment is out of hands.
    In theory, your ex is paying 20% of his net salary which is divided evenly between both children.
    In practice there may be a number of reasons why the sums won't be equal - perhaps with one child he has an element of shared care or contact expenses. Perhaps the lump sum you refer to is a back payment of arrears?
    The only way you'll know how your payment's been worked out is to make a formal enquiry...my advice, copy the letter to your MP and it will mean the CSA will put some effort into making a reply.
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