How farcical is this

The ex has just been told that she doesn't have to pay anything for her kids as her net weekly income is less than £5.
How does she feed, clothe herself, pay rent, pay for mobile phone, car, insurance, tax, repairs, petrol etc etc etc on less than £5 per week.
At Easter I had to pay her £660 to look after the kids, even I can work out that is £12.69 per week.
Don't the CSA have bloody calculaters.

James

Is her income all from benefits? If it is then she shd be paying £5 a week. Or perhaps she has shown a low income below the threshold when CSA payments would kick in? If you think she is not being honest and has a lifestyle incompatible with declared income, you can ask them to look at it again.

Hadenoughnow

Well I am trying to do a life style incompatible with income appeal. But I mean really, how could any sane reasonable person believe that an NRP is earning less than £5 per week. She doesn't claim benefits.
I will have to stop all contact because on that basis she can't afford the petrol to come and see the kids.

It does say 'net' income. Presumably there is some sort of allowance for essential expenditure.

But when does net income come into it. I thought living expenses don't come into it. Any NPR dads can confirm this. It is 20% of net salary, ie after tax regardless.

Living expenses do come into it if you are on CS1, how old is your claim?

On CS2 it is a Standard Rate IF the NRP is on net of £200 per week or more with a max of £2000 per week. For two kids this is 20% of net.

There are also the lesser used and often forgotten Reduced Rate for people on £100-£200 per week, Flat Rate for people on £5-£100 per week and Nil Rate for people on less than £5 per week.

Unless someone is supporting her how can she be living on less than £5 per week?

Unless someone is supporting her how can she be living on less than £5 per week?

Precisely my point. Why aren't the CSA asking how she can survive on 71 pence per day.