csa and retal income.

I have court orders to see my daughter but i dont see her due to the mother blocking the contact,i was paying the csa but now have given up my job of 15 years as its not worth going anymore and am on nil assesment,i have a property i rent out for my only income of £375 per month which covers my mortgage,i havent told the csa about it because if i do they will make me pay and i am worried that i wont be able to pay my morgage,and i am too worried to call the csa to ask them,as i have already moved out of my house and rented it out just to pay the mortgage,does any one know what i should do or does the csa take rental income into the calculation of working out csa payments.?

I think but am not certain that the 375 pcm would be assessed as income, leaving a liability of about 5 per week.

You could argue to the CSA that this sum is not entirely 'income' as you are obliged to maintain and repair the property as part of your obligations as a landlord?

I hope someone comes along with more knowledge. Am sorry to read about the sad outcome for your dtr.

Sorry but I don't understand why you gave up your job? Was this so you didn't have to pay child maintenance?

I think the issue he's querying relates to CSA payments and rental income.

I gave up my job because by the time i travelled 50 miles per day and with pay of 18000 per year i concidered it not worth it,
i just work and get cash in hand and i am alot better of now.

Also the other problem is that if i tell the csa about the rental income then they will probably back date it for the two months i havent told them,but i suppose if i leave it for a couple of years and then they find out i will have to pay a back dated standard rate of 30 pounds per week?i hope i can get this sorted soon as its a constant worry.

spottydog wrote:

I gave up my job because by the time i travelled 50 miles per day and with pay of 18000 per year i concidered it not worth it,
i just work and get cash in hand and i am alot better of now.

You are a lot better off because you are now working cash in hand therefore probably not paying tax, not declaring your income to the CSA, and not supporting your daughter financially through child maintenance.

How about you declare all your income including your rental income and start being financially responsible for your daughter instead of worrying about how you can avoid it?