Does CSA payments include Overtime????

Hi

I wonder if anyone help me with this - does the CSA take into account any Overtime i may do?

Or do they take just your Basic wage into account?

As some weeks i do get overtime and some weeks I do not.

Also i owe about 2 months arrears - how would they deduct these?

I do want to pay maintenance.

Thanks

GF

All taxable income is included, the CSA take your last 12 months pay and average it to estimate future monthly/weekly income.

Ive only just started work back in October 2009 so I have not got enough to calculate 12months pay. I was unemployed before that and claiming Jobseekers Allowance.

I telephoned a child maintenance advice hotline (as seen on TV) and they told me that the CSA does not take into account any overtime or bonuses that may be paid - as that is not guaranteed all the time and that they only take into account your basic income.

I don't want them to calculate on a week where I've done Overtime as I don't work it all the time.

overtime is taken into account if there is a regular pattern eg every week , every two weeks once monthly etc.this is because it forms part of the annual pattern. if it is irregular or a one off then it is not taken into account. all bonuses are taken into account and are looked at over the last 12 months since the effective date of the claim( the day the absent parent was contacted by phone or letter)the percentage rule will apply.the wages used to calculate income are normally the wage at the relevant week(the 7 days procedding the effective date) but if these are abnormally high they can be disallowed for the assessment if it looks like it is a one off. a year to date calculation is used to check for any other anomolaies in pay to give an indication of any other pay that is not apparant in the wages provided.
arrears can be taken at up to 40% of net income and the latest steer is to collect in the shortest possible time frame although exceptions can be made if hardhip can be proved.

Well CSA took my wage slips with large overtime on, which was a one off. they used that minths slup to calculate my annual salary and have set my payments accordingly. they have gone through my employer as i said that would be best. they now say i have to send off twi months slips ti prove i don''t earn that amount. all earnings are taken into account and i was tolf any overtime done and i will owe them money! they also put me in arrears in the first payment and are taking a whopping £400out of my wages as a lump sum. i have lost my house this month and moved out. Good luck