DSS turned 18 this summer and left college, since summer he has been labouring for three different tradesmen as and when he is needed in order to get some skills and references for his CV until he decides what he wants to do. (At the moment he is enjoying the landscape gardening/tree felling work he's doing and is talking about that as a career). All three tradesmen he works for are in our area so he spends 4-5 nights a week at our place. He is earning 50-60 a day at least 4 days per week, sometimes 6 days a week, then has a few regular lawn mowing jobs so is consistently earning £1000 a month.
DH remembered to inform CMS last month of the change in circumstances as nobody else had done it. He also pays CMS for younger 14 year old DSS so the amount payable will only change by around £15 per week, not a huge amount but that money will help to feed older DSS while he's at our place as he eats non-stop after a long day doing physical labour.
DH had a letter through today saying that his XP refutes that DSS has left education, she says he is enrolled at college and stays at our house one night per week!
We are both quite incredulous as this obviously is not true. DH said to CMS they must have made a mistake but they say that's not the case as they have it in writing from his XP. DH now has to open a mandatory reconsideration and present evidence that DSS is no longer in education. Has anyone had experience of a mandatory reconsideration?
DH asked DSS about it, he was also incredulous at the idea that he was allegedly still at college and thinks the CMS must be wrong, although did then mention that his mum's dog may need an operation on its paw and she was worried about money if her pet insurance didn't cover it, and DSS had offered to contribute to the dog's op.
DH has tried to get in touch with XP but no reply at all from her.