The CSA is shut?!

[littlelamb]

I have just tried to ring the CSA to check on the progress of my claim (is becoming quite a saga) but there is a message saying this service is not available today?! I called 0845 609 0072. I really need to get hold of them!

They are on strike today and tomorrow.

Ha ha ha!!! I don't believe they've ever done a days work!!!

On STRIKE?! FGS I am fed up with dealing with this useless organisation. I have been trying to get them to sort out my claim for six months now, and it's only because I rang them to chase it up that they realsied they had lost exps payslips. And now they are on strike?!

Its not just the csa claims departments across dwp are on strike from what i was told earlier. When i phoned social fund to find out about my pllication that i was told would have been sorted by now.

6 months? lol good luck they have been looking for ds dad for 9 years and cant find him- i forget how many times i have given them his address and phone numbers- he hasnt moved once. and they still cant find him!

Echo Dylsmum - although my case has only been going 3.5 yrs! Have had small amt of compensation tho as they received my application and then 'forgot' to do anything with it for 9 months - despite me ringing them every few weeks to chase it up!! They now can't claim those 9 months from DD's dad because they hadn't done their job properly! MP was involved too.

Every time I call, they can't figure out who the case worker is from the notes, or it's "with another department, and I don't know which and I can't put you through, but someone will be in touch soon".

It took 3 yrs for a friend of mine to get it sorted and her Ex was willing to co-operate, had a job and didn't move! Not very encouraging.

Sorry. Rant over!