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Heya guys! Just thought i'd join this helpful site as i have a question that will need answering soon!
I have 2 children,and have religiously paid CSA for both of them since the split with my ex some 10 years ago now.
My eldest hits 19 on May 23rd and obviously i stop paying for her ( the other child being 13), but the question is, what exactly happens?
Do the CSA write to you and tell you your payments will be lower in the future ( i hate contacting them to ask, as i prefer to let sleeping dogs lie!!!)??? And if so......do you have to re asses yourself to them with current job wage reciepts so they know what you have to pay for the remaining child? Or do they just half the payment automaticly??
Any information on the above would be gratefully recieved as for warned is fore armed and all that!!
Thanks in advance,and have a nice day!
Hi MM99 and welcome 🙂
....Payments will normally end when a child reaches the age of 16 unless they must continue
* to age 19 to allow the child to complete full time education (but not advanced education for a degree or similar qualification) or
* to age 18 if the child is registered for work or youth training but has not yet started youth training or found work which will last for more
than12 weeks after he/she reaches age 16.
I found this on the hmrc.gov website as an answer to the question ~ "When do payments under a CSA assessment end?"
Hope it helps. 🙂
Nanyyjane, when payments are through csa , and in 2014 when csa are scrapped , whats going to happen to the dads that pay this way and new cases any ideas
Hi AK
You would like to think that every dad would be written to to explain what the new process would be
Or do I live in hope!!!
Hi Ak....I've been researching your question and it appears that all cases will be closed. Parents will then be encouraged to sort it out between themselves. A collection service will be available but there will be a charge for this service £20 plus a percentage of the amount to be paid...7% from the resident parent and 20% from the non resident parent, thats on top of the actual amount!
Cases of DV will be administered without charges and will be fast tracked!
Arrears will either be written off, a percentage of the outstanding amount re- negotiated, or it just staying as arrears, this decision made in consultation with the resident parent.
Heres a link to the Gingerbread website where there are lots of downloads to the governments consultation papers...
www.gingerbread.org.uk/content.aspx?CategoryID=925
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