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Like a lot of others i have been contacted by CMS for an assessment, i told them i was unemployed and had no earned income, and that i live off my savings and house rental income, they asked for proof by the way of a bank statement, so said they would send me a letter, i waited all week and called them back, told them there was no letter yet but a variation application for, was told this was sent by mistake , they also got my childs name and date of birth wrong too, a catalogue of errors to say the least, but anyway... they don’t want the bank statement now and just said i need to write a letter explaining that i don’t have any earned income, so i am guessing that although i was told that rental income was included in the calculation it seems that this is only taking into consideration by way of a variation form, and as i have no other income then this rental income cannot or won’t be counted in the calculation..... I’m not trying to escape from paying but I’m being given so many different stories, I’ve also been told it won’t be counted by another cms agent also..... i haven’t seen my child for eight years now, i have spent 6k on solicitors and have seven court orders for contact, my ex won’t and refuses any contact, she won’t even write back, i have asked the CMS to forward my details on to her so she can contact me but i doubt she will, i have £2000 saved for my daughter and also 8 birthday cards and 8 xmas cards, each of them have £40 inside too, i have been to their house and they won’t even answer the door so its a lose lose situation..... can’t say i haven’t tried.....
as far as I'm aware, the calculation is done on taxable income, so I would have expected that rental income would be part of the calculation, though it is possible that it's dealt with through a variation.
then my rental income isn’t taxable as its under the tax threshold..... thats exactly my point......i am not employed and have no other income....
I think it's still taxable, but you don't pay tax because it's under the threshold - in other words, it still counts towards you income that can be taxed. Putting it another way, if you work and earn £10k per year, it is taxable income, but you wouldn't actually pay tax because it's less than your personal allowance.
i myself have been seeking advice!this is what i was told by cmo (child maintaince options) they work out 16% of total taxable earnings leaving u with 84% also look at how many other children live with u and how often they stay with u! they may also look at how far u have to travel to see your children! all they look at is moving forward not sure how it used to work but it changed in 2014
Hello sean81
Child Maintenance Options provide free and impartial information about the different ways that maintenance arrangements can be set up. They are a separate organisation from the Child Maintenance Service. However, the things you mention, such as how many children live with you and how often you have your children stay with you, should indeed be taken into account when calculating maintenance payments.
You can view detailed information about how the Child Maintenance Service work out payments here, https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325219/how-we-work-out-child-maintenance.pdf
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have a web application, ‘Sorting out separation’. It aims to make it much easier for separating and separated parents (and childless couples) to find the support they need, when and where they need it, and encourages them to collaborate on a range of issues. The link is http://www.dad.info/divorce-and-separation/sorting-out-separation
Regards
William
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