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Ruby21
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20 Nov 13 #414093 by Ruby21

Topic started by Ruby21

I''m getting very confused with CSA calculations.
My thought was that the CSA work out CM using weekly net income but I''m being told it is gross income.

I''ve worked out that if NRP gets £3k paid into their account on 1st of the month this calculation.

3000 x 12 = 36000 divide by 52 weeks =£692.31 net weekly income over a year
The child stays with NRP three nights a week.

Any advice would be great.

NoWhereToTurnl
Platinum Member

20 Nov 13 #414094 by NoWhereToTurnl

Reply from NoWhereToTurnl

If you have just made an application to the CSA then the new rules apply and calculations are worked out on gross income.

Best wishes,

NWTT.

Ruby21
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20 Nov 13 #414095 by Ruby21

Reply from Ruby21

This is where I''m confused. I went to the CSA calculator and it says to enter the NET WEEKLY INCOME ?

NoWhereToTurnl
Platinum Member

20 Nov 13 #414096 by NoWhereToTurnl

Reply from NoWhereToTurnl

It is confusing at the moment due to the change over. Cases that have been on going continue to be calculated under the old scheme where net income was used.

The new scheme actually came in 10/12/2012 but currently only new applications fall under the new rules.

The calculator has probably not been up-dated.

www.gov.uk/how-child-maintenance-is-work...ut-child-maintenance

NWTT.

Ruby21
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20 Nov 13 #414099 by Ruby21

Reply from Ruby21

Thank you. You are correct their calculator still says add net weekly income although the blurb before says it is worked out gross weekly income.

Fiona
Platinum Member

20 Nov 13 #414100 by Fiona

Reply from Fiona

The gross income scheme only applies to new child maintenance Service applications for families with two or more children and the implementation of the scheme for families with one child is to come soon (unless I''ve missed the date!)

If you are agreeing child maintenance between yourselves I would suggest using either scheme or split any difference as a guide. However there is nothing to stop you going through the figures together and agreeing something totally different to meet the needs of your child.

Child Maintenance Options
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22 Nov 13 #414398 by Child Maintenance Options

Reply from Child Maintenance Options

Hi Strawberrytoys

Thank you for your post, I am William the Child Maintenance Options consultant. Currently parents with two or more children to the same relationship would make an application to the Child Maintenance Service, everyone else would make an application to the Child Support Agency (CSA). The Child Maintenance Service works out child maintenance using the paying parent''s gross income, which is income before Income Tax and National Insurance are taken off, but after occupational or personal pension scheme contributions are taken away. The CSA calculates maintenance based on the paying parent’s net weekly income.

However, all new applications made via the Statutory Scheme from the 25th November 2013, would go through the Child Maintenance Service. Just to make you aware, the Government plans to introduce costs for using the Child Maintenance Service at some point in the future. There will be three types of costs:

application fee
fees for collecting and paying out child maintenance payments
enforcement charges for paying parents who do not pay

We do not know the exact amount of these costs yet or when they might be introduced as they still need to be approved by Parliament but the Child Maintenance Service will write to everyone with a case to confirm the exact amounts at least a month before they come in.

You can avoid costs by making your own family-based arrangement with your child’s other parent. If you try it and it does not work out, you can still apply to the Child Maintenance Service at any stage.
For further information you may wish to visit www.gov.uk/childmaintenance.

We have a sorting out separation web-app that you may find useful, it offers help and support to separated families. You can find this at www.wikivorce.com/divorce/Sorting-out-Separation.html.

If you would a confidential chat with Child Maintenance Options team or find out more about all the options available for child maintenance, you can call us free on 0800 988 0988 between 8am and 8pm Monday to Friday or 9am and 4pm on Saturday, alternatively you can visit our website at www.cmoptions.org.

William

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