Ask for child maintenance or not?

[Janewonders]

I need a little advice as I'm not sure if I should say something or if I am being unreasonable?

So my DD's father has recently started paying a set amount of maintenance (DD is coming up 11 years) ex has always worked but I have never before asked for anything.
We recently had the discussion and ex insisted we did not go down the ESA rout However come to an agreement ourselves. Ex claimed that they could afford £60 per month.
Now where I'm stuck is ex had actually paid more last month due to DD having a school trip that they said they would pay towards.
However this month he has been on holiday to Turkey for 2 weeks with his partner and their two children (not our DD who was quite upset) and subsequently has paid nothing.
Now do I say something or not? As they had paid more the previous month which would have more than covered their half of the trip cost but not what was missed this month?
AIBU to ask?

You can check yourself online if you have an idea what his salary is.
But that's extremely low. So I'd do it based on the fact that he doesn't want you to

You should have gone through CSA years ago but it's never too late to start. Children cost every month - you can't turn them off because you've prioritised something else.

Check on line,then go to cms

Just use the child maintenance calculator online. Get something set up ASAP as they wont back date child maintenance payments

Does he work ft op?

I've just had a very quick number crunch on the cms calculator, and full time at even minimum wage, even with 2 extra kids, he should be paying you £163 a month.

CMS. First thing Monday morning. He's taking you for a mug, and depriving his child too. Of course he will cough up extras for her, he's not contributed a penny for 11 years and now can only scrape together £2 a day for her?

You’re both robbing your daughter of what he owes her. Of course he doesn’t want to formalise what he owes, since the government agency would make him pay more than sixty quid.

Why on Earth hasn't he been paying at least the minimum calculated amount from the beginning? Go through csa or whatever it is called. Claim for your dd.

Go to the CMS. He can afford more than £60 per month unless he doesn't work and claims benefits. CMS will make him pay more.

I get £300pm by the way for one child and no way would I let my ex get away with not contributing financially to his child's upbringing, not without a fight anyway.

Did your child only cost you £120 last month? No. So go the formal route and get your child what they deserve.

Assuming he works, he can afford to pay a lot more than £60 a month when he happens to feel like it, fucker has managed to afford a holiday to Turkey. Which he not only didn’t invite his own child to, but then skipped his already woeful child support for that month.

Honestly, stop being taken for a mug and in turn, allowing your child to be as well. Absolutely disgusting of him.

Of course he doesn't want you to go through the CSA he is underpaying you hugely. I don't know why you would deprive your daughter or let him get away with it? We need a massive overhaul in this country so it's a right not a decided privilege by arseholes (male and female)

He's not being fair OP. With an extra maintenance you can take DD on holiday. I presume he hasn't communicated why he didn't pay this month.
If he is employed, rather than self employed, it should very much work in your favour.