CSA changes to gross salary

[ladymuckbeth]

Sorry to be boring and repetitive; I've asked about this before but read somewhere recently that the changes have come into being now. Can anyone point me to a link which confirms this, if it is the case? Finding the gov.uk site confusing to say the least. TIA.

[lougle]

www.gov.uk/how-child-maintenance-is-worked-out/how-the-child-maintenance-service-works-out-child-maintenance

"One of 5 rates will be applied, based on the gross weekly income of the paying parent:"

Seems clear to me.

[NotActuallyAMum]

Link here suggests that it has already happened but only for people with 4 children or more

[ladymuckbeth]

Not clear at all lougle. When I phoned Child Maintenance Options they told me that it is still only applicable to families with 4 children or more. Nobody knows when it's going to be phased in for all families.

Yet the gov.uk site seems to have two different sets of information - net for the CSA section and gross for the Child Maintenance Service option.

I am still confused. A shame - because the difference for me amounts to several hundred pounds per month.

[prh47bridge]

Are you sure the difference is that big? Remember that the percentage rates are lower on the gross income scheme. For most people the difference should be small. When I did the calculations last year I reckoned that an NRP with one child earning £800 per week and paying 4% of their gross income in pension contributions would have to pay around £11 per week more. The difference would be bigger if pension contributions were higher.