Do you think that £60 maintenance per week is adequate

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To pay RP. Spends eow with MRP and some evenings per week and a few weeks holidays per year.
Not in UK and child has mild SN.
RP In receipt of approx £280 per month for sn support, a grant of £1600 per year, approx £190 per week as carers payment , free medical card and contributions to electric/ fuel. Free tv licence, housed by council, free breakfast club, book rental and wraparound care and free transport.

Child is mostly independent and attends mainstream school full time .
No private therapies to pay for as none needed.

Well it’s not a lot to say you are really contributing to your child’s upbringing. The council are doing more. Rather than look at what the minimum is why would you not want the best you can afford for your child?

How long is a piece of string. In the UK the amount for one child is 12% of the NRP wages before tax and NI. This is the minimum

Does the MRP purchase clothes and shoes. Contribute toward extra costs hobbies etc.

It I had lots of variable. I'd be glad to get something from my kids dad. But others will receive a higher amount consistently.

That is al I can afford.
I think that £120 per week would more than cover my child's expenses

If you’re providing a second home for the child so they can stay comfortably EOW, then that should be an adequate amount to give the RP for one child.

Is that at least 12% of your income?

Its not only about what covers the child's expenses.

It's also about how much your income is and your child benefitting from that income wherever they live.

Does £120 a week really cover half their

• food
• clothes
• housing need
• electricity/gas/water usage
• activities
• gifts at Christmas and birthdays
• social costs (attendance at friends parties, school discos etc)
• books, toys, sports equipment
• health & sanitary needs

Really?

Depends on your income and the child's needs and lifestyle. If the rp gets carers allowance, then clearly they are on a back foot with being able to work and support themselves and their child. It's not like there is 50/50 going on and to be honest OP, it sounds like you are trying to pay the bare minimum with no concept of what is right for the child.

So many of these threads lately?

As PP said, does £60 a week actually cover half the cost of raising your child? What the RP gets from other sources is not relevant. You must pay for your child. Maintenance just goes into the pot and the RP determines how it is spent.

Sounds ok to me

It’s irrelevant, how much do you earn. A child’s life should be maintained to the standard of their parents income.

Its20% of income.

Surely child support isn't supposed to cover half of Christmas and birthday presents! What kind of parent doesn't give their own child presents direct?

I would agree that £60 ought to cover half of a child's basic moving expenses. Many families manage on less than £120 per person. And that's only for the weekday costs really if weekend are split 50-50. If the child has expensive hobbies or educational costs then more would be needed, or if the parents can't afford it then these things get cut. However if £60 a week is less than 12% of your income then It's below the legally enforceable amount in the UK so should probably be increased. The child maintenance service have an online calculator that you can use to work out what they would think you should be paying.

living expenses

Work it out on the CMS calculator and go with that

Who gets £190 carers allowance? How mild is the SN?

gifts at Christmas and birthdays maintenance doesn't cover half of this. Don't be silly.

Dont forget the RP will be organising and sorting a lot of the behind the scenes stuff, organising and attending dr appointments, school issues, reduced opportinities for full time employment.

The RP works part time by lifestyle
Choice and always has since pregmamcy
There are no medical appointments etc for the child.
The child had very mild additional needs.

If you are not working full time and it’s at least 12% before tax then that will be all you have to legally pay.

Doesn't matter. RP's income is nothing to do with NRP's maintenance. NRP should attempt to seek alternative employment if current employment doesn't provide enough for their liking. Or if unable to work then unfortunately there's no way of increasing it.

Youre offering so, so much irrelevant information, op, that has absolutely nothing to do with you. It is like youre trying to suggest the rp gets too much money to raise a child?

I get £15 a week for my SEN child so it seems a lot to me. However, the right thing to do is pay as much as you can afford as a good parent would.

YABU

RP’s income doesn’t matter, maintenance should be a % of the NRP’s income.

what percentage if your income is £60 a week?

Your question is silly. It’s not about covering the bare minimum - it’s about ensuring your child has a life style commensurate with your income.
No one can tell you if it’s too little or too much.

What you get and can survive in is irrelevant.

these treads always become a race to the bottom ‘I get 99p a week from my ex so your ex should be delighted with £3. Why would she need more than I get???’

nonsense