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I pay maintenance from my private pension i now am going to get my state pension i have been told by he CSA my x can get £7 a week from that also 16% from my private pension which i am paying now but i have also been told she can get 16% of my state pension when looking at this it says state pension is treated as a benefit which is £7 a week i am a bit confuse any HELP please
Hello Kalbo3553
The Child Support Agency (CSA) no longer deal with new cases, the Government’s statutory maintenance service is now called the Child Maintenance Service.
If you were to have your maintenance arrangement set up via the Child Maintenance Service, they would initially calculate your payment based on your state pension, which would usually result in you being liable for the flat rate of £7. Any other taxable income, such as a private pension, can be looked into if requested by either parent involved in the arrangement.
You can find detailed information about how the Child Maintenance Service calculate maintenance payments here, https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325219/how-we-work-out-child-maintenance.pdf
You will also find an Online calculator on the Child Maintenance Options website, http://www.cmoptions.org, which will provide you with an estimation of the amount that the Government would consider reasonable for you to pay.
One further detail, the title of your post, ‘NOT MY CHILDREN’ could suggest that you are either a 3rd party or that the children in question are not yours biologically. Just to let you know, you are only legally obliged to pay maintenance for children who are yours biologically or have been legally adopted.
If you require any further information and to receive a more personalised service, you can contact Child Maintenance Options directly.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have a website, ‘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 https://www.sortingoutseparation.org.uk/
Regards
William
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