[Solved] How do I pay the CSA

I'm not sure whether the CSA will allow you to pay into a bank by bank giro credit, it's worth asking. Otherwise, I can't see an alternative to deduction from earnings unless you are prepared to open a bank account. Whatever you do, don't pay cash direct to your ex as you won't have proof that you've paid.

Im travelling 1000 miles a month to see my daughter i travel 500 miles every other weekend. i was told that csa takes into account for travelling at a rough guess does anyone know the percentage ? i am paying maintenance but she keeps demanding more from me .

She can demand whatever she wants, but you don't have to pay any more than the CSA assess you for.

The savings for travelling isn't massive - you can deduct any reasonable travel costs in excess of £15 per week from your takehome pay, and the resulting figure is the base figure for the CSA calculation.

For example, if you take home £1500 per month, and are assessed at 15% for one child, you would be paying £225 per month in maintenance. If you spend £500 per month in travel, you could take off about £440 per from your takehome pay, so you would be paying 15% of £1060, which is £159 - so your payments only go down by £66 per month even though you are paying £500 in travel costs. Having said that, anything is better than nothing.

I should add, the CSA expect you to take the cheapest form of travel unless there is a good reason why you can't do so.