Extra Holiday.

Hi,

My current partner works in the public sector and gets 33 days holiday a year. I get 28 days.
This year, i''ve decided to participate in my company''s holiday purchase scheme - this is limited to 5 extra days but will bring me up to 33 days. I expect most of the cost of this to be absorbed by an inflationary pay rise i anticipate getting in April.

I''m not clear on whether or not my child maintenance payment will go down as a consequence, or whether i will be expected to pay the "old" amount despite actually not earning it - the problem is that i believe it will appear on my payslip as a deduction from net pay rather than a reduction in gross pay.

I''m not playing game. I pay just under £900 a month for my two kids, as well as supporting number 1 son through university. My wife (works 24 hours a week) and her long term unemployed partner live in a rural council house, so they are unlikely to suffer any serious consequences. In fact, it''s me that is going to struggle as to earn this good wage i spend nearly £1000 a month on train fares and overnight accommodation which the CSA seems to think is an optional expense (it isn''t - the average salary in this area of the country is about £14k).

Jimbo.

Hi

Is your case with CSA or CMS? They have different rules with regards calculations and changes in income levels. The former I believe is 5% and the latter 25%. Also whereas CMS do an annual review to check income details the CSA don''t. The CSA will just issue a new schedule every year and payments will stay the same unless they have been notified of any changes. I believe all cases will be moving over to CMS by the end of 2017.

Sorry I can''t be anymore helpful than that but I''m sure there are other wikis who know more than I.

No, that''s fine and i thank you.
Actually, i''m not with either, but i pay what is in line with the calculations. Sorry, should have made that clear.