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Hi all, firstly i apologise if this has been covered.
I have a 19 year old son just about to finish his first term at university. He turns 20 in June and works part time. So my question is do I still need to pay maintenance or should that have stopped when he started uni? I live in Scotland if that makes any difference. It seems like such a grey area so im looking for advice before i do anything please.
Thanks.
Hi, unless you have a court order for maintenance, then CMS rules are that it stops when he leaves non-advanced education, so you could have stopped it when he went to university, but you can certainly stop it now.
scotland:
When payments will stop
Child maintenance payments usually continue until the child:
- turns 16, if they’re not in full-time education
- turns 20, if they're in full-time education up to and including SCQF level 6
- is 16 or over and leaves full-time education
- is 16 or over and starts full-time study at SCQF level 7 and above
If the child leaves and later returns to full-time education, the payments will need to be started again until the child either:
- leaves full-time education again
- studies at SCQF level 7 or higher
- turns 20
SCQF level 7 includes Scottish Advanced Highers, Higher National Certificates (HNCs), and Certificates of Higher Education. If your child studies above this level, child maintenance payments will usually stop. Check if your child is studying at level 7 or above on SCQF.org.uk.
If your circumstances change, you may need to re-visit your arrangement. If you’ve used the Child Maintenance Service, you must report any changes in circumstance to them.
- Samaritans – call 116 123
- Shout – text the word ‘Shout’ to 85258
