Should I or shouldn't I?

[Weeplin]

Any advice would be appreciated ladies.

I split from my sons dad last year September and In December he started paying me child support but not through the CSA, just privately. He give's me £50 a month. He say's this is all he can afford but I don't personally believe him and his son costs more than £50 a month to feed and clothe.

He works from home with his own media business and get's £300 - £400 a month and working tax credit weekly on top of that, he also gets housing benefit. Is his £50 a month fair do you think?

Should I take him to the CSA? I know the minute I do it he is going to flip. He doesn't see his son, or should I say hasn't seen his son since September and hasn't even asked to visit.

 

[tanzarini]

You may find you get less or about the same if you go to the CSA as they will take 15% of his wage. I'm unsure about whether they include tax credits in their calculations. So it's up to you if you think you could get more then go for it, but I would look into it more first before you make a decision. Hope you get sorted x

 

[CLH_X3]

If he only brings home up to £400 a month, so say 100 a week over a 4 week period, your only be entitled to £5 a week by the csa ..


https://www2.dwp.gov.uk/csa/v2/en/calculate-maintenance.asp

so thast £20 pound a month or there abouts you will get so your be getting less then what you are now...

His income support + housing benefit wont be taken into consideration when they calcalate it for you ..

 

[Mummyplus3]

If he's paying the £50 a month reguraly personally I wouldnt rock the boat!

 

[Weeplin]

If he's paying the £50 a month reguraly personally I wouldnt rock the boat!

Nah I don't think I will tbh!

Thanks ladies.

 

[N1kki]

if you wana try get more you could go through CSA but maybe if you work out what your sons living needs costs a month and ask him can he pay so much if comes more then 50 quid wud be better.