Any ideas?

You should receive notification of a revised decision including the net weekly income of the paying parent, the number of qualifying children, the number of any other relevant children (children living in the NRP''s household), the weekly rate, any adjustment for shared care when the children have overnight contact and the rules for requesting a revision or appeal.

With that information you may be able to apply for a "revision" of a revised decision and although the burden of proof would be on you the CSA would need to give details of the reason why if they refuse to carry out the revision.

There are limitations on the information the CSA can request and officials will often deter people from appealing by saying the burden of proof is on them. However appeals are heard by independent tribunals who have more powers to request information and can make adverse inferences if the information isn''t forthcoming

Thanks for all the replies- my older daughter managed to find out that his work hours have been cut and that as the money is taken directly from his employers the CSA have proof of his earnings.
Why the CSA was unable to tell me that I have no idea.
So, the maintenance is reduced.
Particularly infuriated that he is paying a reduced rate anyway because of her daughter but not surprised, just reminds me what a s*** he is!

teecher wrote:

Thanks for all the replies- my older daughter managed to find out that his work hours have been cut and that as the money is taken directly from his employers the CSA have proof of his earnings.
Why the CSA was unable to tell me that I have no idea.

Data protection wouldn''t allow them to. What information they are allowed to pass on is limited.

For example you do get to see "assessable income" but not how it is arrived at.

It works both ways they can''t pass on your information either.

Hi teacher

My ex tried to claim a reduction for having ''shared care'' saying he had the children over 52 nights a year. In reality it is about 31 if there isn''t something more important on (his choice). Luckily the CSA eventually believed me and the payments that he wasn''t making anyway were not reduced.

The CSA managed to get a 2nd payment (apparently as I haven''t seen it yet) out of ex last week but it was ''all he was prepared to pay'' and not even a months payment and he is seriously in arrears. How can he get away with this? He spends more on his flash car every month than his children!

How do people who refuse to support their children sleep at night? Shame on them!