Hiding income to reduce CMS payment

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In the last couple of years my ex has started paying additional amounts into his private pension in order to essentially hide income and reduce his CMS.

While I understand it's legal does there become a point when it's too much?

For context he already draws a government pension, he has a workplace pension and he's paying about £25k into a private pension.

By doing this he's managed to reduce his monthly payment by £180.

Is there anything I can do?

I think the general limit is accepted to be around 12%, but it’s also accepted that it’s fine to increase contributions steadily as they head towards retirement. You can apply to the CMS for a variation if you think it’s excessive, but this is usually for large spikes or excessive contributions. It will depend on if 25k is a massive portion of his income.

Thank you. I found my paperwork today and if I've calculated it correctly he's putting 40% of his income into his pension. This is after whatever is taken from his salary for his work pension 😮

Is he over 65? How old is dc?

There is some kind of stepped allowance as they get towards retirement, going up to 60% I believe. 40% may actually be permissible depending on his age. The CMS should be able to advise

I never understood people who don’t want to pay for their kids just because they are separated from the child’s parent