CSA have requested my details...

[ElenorRigby]

and Im furious that they have! Have other partners had the CSA asking for this?

The CSA have asked for...
My full name
Any other names I use
My national insurance number
My date of birth
My gender

What's the situ? Are you living with/married to someone who's paying maintenance to children from a former relationship?

Surely you have nothing to do with DP/DH maintenance payments?

I am living with and have a 6 month baby with my DP.

DP has a 5yo DD from a previous relationship. He has shared residency for his DD with his ex and has his DD 4 nights out of every 14 nights. A private agreement with his ex has been in place and he pays via standing order named Child Maintenance. He has never missed a payment for his DD and is continuing to pay the SO in the interim as he doesn't want is daughter missing out.

Oh and he has his DD half of the holidays which means he has his DD around 130 nights a year.

Still not sure why the CSA would want your details though. Perhaps DSDs mum has applied for benefits?

she must have applied for benefits; in which case they automatically ask everyone for their life story.

I would be throughly pissed off though. make sure you have records of all the payments too.

If there is a private agreement why is csa involved? Does the x work or claim benefits?

They can legally ask for your details to take account of any income that you earn too, that's what they do.
It might not seem fair but it's to stop some men who pay paltry amounts but live the life of riley because their new partners earn a good amount.

The x did work maybe shes stopped working... I dont know.

It would be because of benefits, as soon as benefits start getting involved they make damn sure that they claim the money back.

Oh don't get me wrong Fiofio, I'm not saying that it is fair (as someone who was a working single parent and couldn't get the CSA to take me seriously at all, result= no maintenance at all). I don't think ANYTHING about the CSA is fair, it's one of my pet peeves.

RantingHouseWife what evidence do you have that they can take into account a new partners earnings.

I know a family who are in the same position as you.

Can you give any details?

I wholeheartedly agree with you, I think the present system does nothing to help the children of those who won't pay and it penalises the ones who already do to compensate. It's shit.

Only that they took the wife's salary into consideration when calculating the maintenance. If she is on benefits they will really press for it aswell.

Thanks for that Jammi

I too struggled on my own and supported myself for many years alone. I've never asked for or received benefits. I've always looked after myself and never asked anyone to look after me. I too spend alot on my DP's DD when she is with us as I would like the best for her, but fact is I have no rights where she is concerned those lie with her parents. Of course I hold my responsibility of a duty of care for her while she is with us very seriously but I have no financial responsibility for her, all monetary things I do for her are purely voluntarily. I am certainly not here to fund my DP's ex's booze, socialising and ciggie fund.
After taking advice here and elsewhere I will not provide them with my details. As I understand it under CSA 2 rules they have no right to ask for them.
I can imagine what people went through when they were assesed under CSA 1 rules...terrible.

you can refuse to give your details - this exact same thing happened to us and we just wrote back saying i did not want to give that information. that was several years ago - was never asked again

In the similar position 10 years ago, gave my details, it is irritating. CSA just take money based on incomes, they don't care about any of the real circumstances as to why families are seperated, create stressor for new relationships, and those trying to organise contact post seperation.

They asked for my details too and I refused to give them. They did an interim assessment, which we were happy with so left it at that and they have never chased for my details.

Like you I was incensed. I have no problem with dh supporting his child. I have no problem with that being based on HIS income/assets and that whatever is left will go into our "pot". I just didn't see why I should have to hand over my income/assets.

Panic over it seems the request for my details were not required afterall.

DP's ex going to be in for shock...as we thought DP has being paying more than the CSA figure, so she will be out of pocket by £30 per month. Shame she doesnt know the meaning of the word agreement and went back on the arrangment she had agreed to and decided to go the CSA route instead. She has really shot herself in the foot and once again put DP and I through loads more hassle and stress Once again due to her stupid selfish actions there are losers all round sigh