Whats the latest with the CSA?

Question

Is it still so hard to get money
I applied 2 years ago but I gave up calling them 6 months ago.
They said my ex had denied paternity but then said that that had been a computer error that he hadn't denied it after all
This claim is for 2 children

Also my ex is a sod and he won't co-operate at all

Answer 1

Hahahahaha! You've more chance of getting blood out of a stone! And that's not helped if your tightar$e ex isn't playing ball...

My mate had to wait 10 years before any sort of payment came along...

Answer 2

The CSA is an absolute farce. My husband has a child from a previous relationship and he and his ex have learned the hard way that it's easier to have a private arrangement than to go through that crappy organization. Both my hubby and his ex have been given sleepless nights by their lack of organization. On our part, my hubby has been asked to pay far too much which meant we had to do some serious jiggling with our mortgage until it was sorted out. And on the part of his ex, she had her benefits completely stopped because they said she was being payed too much from my hubby for her to keep them, although he wasn't paying enough to pay her mortgage or for her to live on. She wanted to stay at home for the first few years to be a Mum - and why not? She's no scrounger.

The CSA are rubbish

Answer 3

If the dad is denying paternity you will get nothing until dna done if as you say they made a computor error keep on at them they will get fed up and process your claim quicker the other thing to think about is that if you are on benefits you might not be any better off as they will take the money off what you get in benefits if your not claiming keep on at them

Answer 4

Its all true... the Csa are a waste of space. Try your hardest to come to a agreement between yourselves. Even if your x does pay money to csa you or your child wont see that amount, its the biggest farce ever. Every parent whether your together or separated love your children unconditionally and if your x does then he wants so pull his finger from his bum, pull his wallet from his pocket and ensure his children are only getting the best.
Good luckx

Answer 5

I am in a similar position to you, I claimed 3 years ago and still have not received a penny.

The irony is that he took me to court over contact and claimed legal aid, yet I paid £5000 in solicitors fees.
Then felt aggrieved when I pointed out that that money could have gone on his son.

CSA are a complete waste of tax payers money!

Answer 6

i had no trouble, i called them and was being paid within 6 months! (it took that long because he appealed, but he the a.s.s cos they hit him with nearly a grand in back pay) LOL , a lot of it depends on the partner and if they play ball not the CSA.. they the go between and do the paperwork...

Answer 7

i pay all the time.
when i first split up with my daughters mother i aplyed.
she was only 2 week old. (she dumped me by the way)
it took 8 month to sort out. i constantly rang them, atleast 10 letters and 20 phone calls.

once they took their thumb out of their backside they gave me an 900 quid bill....thanks C.S.A

Keep pressing they will snap out of it.
lol

Answer 8

it is a shambles. keep pesterin them or they wont bother. they put a court order on my partners wages 4 his child but now after him sayin she is now workin,they now owe him 7 mths money that he shouldnt have paid, if he didnt keep phonin they would have just kept lettin him pay.

Answer 9

The CSA is no longer, sorry.