CMS out of JSA?

[244milesnorth]

Morning - my ex husband is out of work ….so he says. And has been for around 6 months now - happened with 1 months notice and pretty nuclear on my finances raising 3 young children including a set of preschool twins in full time childcare (only including that bit of info to give context about how high my childcare fees alone you can imagine are)

we had a fairly “amicable” CMS arrangement the 2 years preceding this where he’d pay a set amount each month (the bare minimum according to the CMS website based on zero overnights)

my question for those in the know is if I now decide to go through formal CMS channels will they make a deduction from his JSA? Is it worth it? Something is better than nothing even if it covers a few school meals for my eldest each week

(I’m not entitled to any benefits)

7 quid a week or thereabouts while on benefits
my three kids get that between them whether they need it or not 😂

Do you think it’s worth it? He left his pet here too and at least would cover food for it 😂

Yep I get a whole £28 a month as that’s the basic rate if a parent is on benefits

it sucks

ex won’t get a job as means he will have to pay me 14% of gross wage and then start to pay a % of his rent if not all of it

where currently he gets rent paid and around £800 a month to live off or 770 ish by the time paid me my £7 a week 🙄

I claim it purely because it’s my kids money and eventually he may find himself forced to work and actually be of some use to them, if only financially.
(I also know it will infuriate him that he has to spare even a penny )

If he's unemployed you will get £7 a week..... Until he gets work

Thanks all.
I can’t decide whether to tell him or just wait for the letter to land from CMS?

I wouldn’t say we are amicable but it’s not toxic either - it’s just a nothingness. (Which is hard after 20 years together)

he doesn’t see the kids - his own choosing but when I messaged asking for an update on his job he tried to make out like it was me preventing him. He can’t realistically ask for more contact as he doesn’t have anywhere to live or job or car or money supposedly to spend on taking them out and I won’t allow him to sit around my house