CSA and ex's tax credits.

Deffo the previous yrs tax is what it goes on , your declaring your tax in that tax yr not the estimated tax for the current tax yr. As for the CSA yes they will do adjustments if they have got it wrong , they either ask the NRP to make extra payments or the PWC may have to pay back some of the child maintenace they have recieved.

MrsTooSoft wrote:

Hiya all,

I have previously posted regarding using the CSA, I decided to keep it amicable and not use them.

Now however things have changed and I have decided to use them (he has a new job, has decided to drop seeing the children every week and so I have lost all trust!!)

My question is, has anyone any experience with the CSA taking into consideration the ex's family tax credits as income??

I am really worried that when I go to the CSA, he will not include the tax credits his partner claims for their son as income, and worse, the CSA will not recognise it as income.

Each time I ring the CSA they give me a different answer as to whether they will include it.

Any help gratefully recieved.

C x

Oh yes they take the NRP's tax credits into account..they dont care if this forces the second family into poverty..what a disgustuing woman you are!

The Child and Working Tax Credits, launched in April 2003, are central to the Government’s efforts to tackle poverty, they are 'committed to halve child poverty by 2010 and eradicate it by 2020'

The Child Support Agency (CSA) includes Child Tax Credits (CTC) + disabled and severely disabled child elements as assessable income for the calculation of child support.
Therefore, Government awards which are based on a families earnings and circumstances, in an effort to increase that families income, in line with its needs - are subject to another Government department, the CSA, deducting the relevant 15 - 40% max from one households award and bestowing the amount to another household, who's family may well be in receipt of CTC in its own right or income support, as 'child support'.
Its hardly surprising that one in five children in Britain are living in poverty. In true Government style - what it gives with one hand, it takes with the other!

And here you are actualy WANTING your ex's new partners child to go hungry!! you are vile!!

Nice first post, particularly as this thread is nearly two years old!

Are you a troll - or is there another reason why you have been so rude?

WOW! Big chill Donna aka The Right Honourable Harriet Harman!

I guess you are the new partner whose CTC has been assessed as income for your other half's ex?

Deep breath now ....

bevs wrote:

Nice first post, particularly as this thread is nearly two years old!

Are you a troll - or is there another reason why you have been so rude?

was that directed at me? I didn't look at the date I searched google for info on tax credits and CSA this question angred me. My husband and I work hard, low income we have 3 children together, he has 2 older boys who he is not allowed to see, he is not on he birth certificates and has been told by his ex that he is not even the father of 1, she has not worked a day in her life, has been on income support for 15 years, she goes out clubbing every weekend and the CSA want to leave our family of 5 with less than £100 per week to live on because they count the tax credits as income (even my sons dissability element and child care element). The "LAW" says this is what we need to live on yet they want to take it from us! I have had to take my youngest 2 out of child crae and am now considering leaving my husband as i refuse to let my children starve so she can spend more money on alcohol!

The fact that someone is hoping thier ex and his family will be left with less than what the law says then need knocked me sick....I wouldn't wish it on anyone!

Hi,
I sympathise with your position; however you shouldn't assume other people circumstances are the same as yours.
My husband left me and our six children for another woman and her two children three years ago - he has lied consistently to the CSA about his and her incomes, and when they eventually catch up with him, he leaves his job and says he is supported by his new partner, and the CSA do not take her income or the tax credits into account. I have had a total of £100 from him in three years and we certainly live in poverty, while he and his new family are able to enjoy holidays abroad, new cars, etc etc....
He doesn't even send our children cards or presents at Xmas or birthdays and it is hugely upsetting...
In conclusion, he chose to have children with me and has a responsibility to support them, just as his partner's ex-husband should be supporting her children.

as far as i am aware, the joint claim is only for the WTC element, which is not a great deal more than the CTC/CB she would receive anyway if he was NOT living with her.
my partners ex only got 450 quid less last year in tax credits due to it not being a joint claim.

she made up for it in IS/JSA/Council tax fraud however!