csa overpayments

[myself37]

Hello,
I have been paying my csa payments for my son who lives with his mother, I work in a full time job and i claim industrial injuries benefit, due to an accident at work, i have been claiming that for nearly 9 years. On the CSA website it states that if you are in recipent of these benefits you only pay �5.00 per week, Does that mean that i only pay the �5.00 if so then i should be entitled to a refund as i have paid considerably more than �5.00 a week,
Does anyone have any advice which is correct as the CSA says because i work they have taken my wages into account instead of this benefit, i am not one to shirk my responsibility but i do wish the CSA could be more clearer in what they state.
Many Thanks
R

[Ethel]

You'd better phone the CSA up. It says in their leaflet (in respect of benefits including industrial injuries benefit):

If the non-resident parent is getting any of these benefits, we normally take the child maintenance direct from the benefit or Pension Credit. If the non-resident parent�s partner who they live with is getting income-related benefits or Pension Credit, we take child maintenance from their benefit. So the non-resident parent or their partner will receive less in benefit.
The parent with care can apply to get the child maintenance
increased if the non-resident parent:
� pays the flat rate because they are getting certain benefits, but
� they have other weekly income of more than �100 that we would normally take into account.

I would take that to mean that if you got the industrial injuries benefit and nothing else, you would pay the flat rate of �5 per week.
Because you have earnings as well, you pay more.

[Ethel]

I've just used this calculator
https://secureonline.dwp.gov.uk/csa/v2/en/calculate-maintenance.asp

As I don't know your circumstances I put �1000 per week net as your income, 2 children, less than 52 nights shared care, and in receipt of benefits.

It calculated you should pay �5 per week..

Get on to them - and get on to CAB if you need to.

[Ethel]

Also found this:
If the non-resident parent is currently paying the flat rate or nil rate, because they receive certain benefits, we might also look at the calculation again if they have other income of more than �100 a week. This has to be income we would normally take account of when working out child maintenance.
http://www.csa.gov.uk/en/setup/other-financial -commitments.asp

So it is all as clear as mud.

Speak to CSA in the first instance.

[ravenmiss]

Ring them its inpossible for us to say without seeing your case history.