Hello everyone,
Yesterday I received a letter from the CSA informing me that my child maintenance arrangement with the child support agency is ending.
They state that the payments I need to make are in the most recent payment schedule they sent to me. This is where the fun begins.
I have never received any letter/schedule from the CSA ever. My son is now 15 years old and this is the first letter I have ever received. Previously my ex partner and I have always just got along. I would pay for this that and the other. I have never been in a high paying job and in fact for the last 18 months have been homeless and jobless. That obviously equates to being penniless as well.
How can I check this schedule please?
There's a possibility that there is a schedule in the post on it's way to you. How far back did you split up?
At some point, a case must have been opened with the CSA so you could do with knowing how it was opened - I'm not sure what to advise, as if you prod too hard, suddenly they may think you owe arrears. However, if you haven't had a letter from them soon, I think it would be worth contacting them to say you haven't received a schedule as you don't want to suddenly be in arrears.
Thanks for the advice. I spoke toa lady yesterday at the new Child Maintenance Options who advised me to put the letter in the bin. The reason behind this was because everyone who has ever been notified to the CSA will be getting a letter even though there may never have been a case carried forward.
We split up some 12/13 years back and I have never as said had any communication from the CSA. Nor has she (my ex partner) ever mentioned that she had got in contact with them. I am not a legal person in any way but I am led to believe that as I have never had any communication from them (to my knowledge) and that if anything has been agreed it would not have been with myself. So where would that leave me?
You could be on CSA1 or CSA2 if at all. The one thing that puzzles me is that if you aren't on CSA, then how did they get your information to send the letter?
With any luck, the advice from CMO is good - they will know about a lot more cases than I do. I suppose ultimately, the advice she's given is as good as you'll get - if she's right, then you'll hear no more. If she's wrong, then there isn't much you can do at the moment anyway that would affect anything, except (and I would do this) if you are paying by standing order to her bank, make sure that the reference quote states "maintenance for " - that just proves you are paying now.
