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Hi.
I wander if anyone can help with recent "historic arrears" that have recently been sent to me by the c.s.a.
I'll try to keep this short:
I recently started work as a temporary contactor in December 2013 after 5 years of receiving either Carers Allowance or JSA.
I have been sent a breakdown of apparent "arrears" from the CSA, that includes the line "24/09/2008 - 17/12/2013 273 payments of £2.50 = £682.50"
My daughter turned 20 in December 2013.
My daughter is a full time Mother with 2 Children (1 nearly 3, 1 who is approx 12 months) of her own, has worked since leaving school, and would be in receipt of Child Maintenance in her own right. As far as I know, she is not in further education.
Could my ex (her mum), still legally have been claiming Child Support for her during this entire period?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Hi there
Maintenance is payable until the child reaches 16 unless they are in full time non advanced education, in which case it's payable until they leave education or reach 20yrs old.
If your daughter left school at sixteen and has been working and receiving benefits then the mother was not entitled to continue to claim child benefit for her.
Due to the data protection the child benefit office will not discuss the mothers claim with you and if she has continued to claim CB the CSA will continue to require maintenance payments from you.
You should call the number on the letter you received about the arrears, if you don't get satisfaction you can appeal. You can also go and speak to your MP.
If you suspect the mother has been claiming CB fraudulently you can report her for fraud. If you are in contact with your daughter you could ask her to write a letter explaining when she left school etc.
Hi NannyJane,
Many thanks for your quick reply. I'm pretty clueless about how the eligibility is worked out, but would it even be possible for my daughter to have worked shortly at a call centre and had 2 children (pregnancy etc) and my ex to still be leligable for CSA on the grounds that she is in full time education?
The "272" weeks is an unbroken time period (i.e constant).
Unfortunatley, I am no longer in touch with my daughter.
I'm also trying to establish if the law regarding the change of age from 16 to 20 was backdated, as essentally my liability ended when my daughter reached 16, and then was reinstated when she was 20. The constant "272" weeks would suggest that this was retrospectivley enforced for the entire period. Is this correct?
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