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Hi, I'm a dad who returned home today to find a letter from the CSA informing me my payments would be going up from £178 a month of which i have never missed a payment in 10 years to £345 a month. My wife and i scrape by as it is with our son living with us and have no spare money left at the end of the month. Can they do this? Is there anything i can do? As i can see it my only option is to leave my job as i cant afford the money they are requesting from me. I have tried talking to my ex but she just says thats what they say so thats final. Thanks
Have they explained why it is this amount, and have you checked the online calculator? The problem with leaving your job is that you will lose the remaining 80% + of your income to go onto benefits, and you probably won't be eligible for that for the first 3 months if you leave work voluntarily.
but i physically cant afford the amount they are asking for. my wife has arthritus and can only work a few hours a week. which means i pay all the bills,rent everything. i really dont know what to do.
Unfortunately, CSA don't take this into account, they only work on simple calculations.
Since this is going to put you into financial hardship and debt, I would speak to stepchange - the are a debt management charity who have a lot of experience in this area. It's a free service - www.stepchange.org
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