csa govenrment arrears

[hazel999]

Hello,
My ex has only recently started paying for my son who is 7yrs old, the payments go through the csa.
I was recieving arrears off of my ex and was informed by the csa that these would continue for the next few years to bring the payments up to date.
I recived a letter this morning telling me the arrear payments have stopped, I contacted the csa who advised me my ex is still paying arrears (dating back to early 2005) but they are going to the government now.
This is because I was in reciept of income support.
I know of the new changes in maintenace payments made in 2009 that you can keep all payments, surley now my ex is finally paying and this started after the new ruling why should the govenment be entitled to the money when your now entiltled to keep it?

[bednobs]

eh? the state supported your son when your ex didn't, now you want to have that money and the money from your ex?

[hazel999]

Now my ex is paying under the new ruling why should the money go back when it hasnt been paid out yet and everyone else keep all maitenace payments?
I could understand if he had paid before the new ruling but the amount of benefits you recieved back then and now havent changed. Surely what he pays in the new ruling period should go by the new rules if circumstances are the same....if back then I was recieving £100p/w of income support and nowadays you only recived £50 then I would say thats fair enough that half the money went back but its the same...I struggled for years on my own and yes if I can get the money bck on a new ruling i will so I can take my son on holidays and give him nice things I couldnt befor.

[jackthehat]

As I understand it, the amount of money you and your child are given per week to live on is paid out of the 'benefits pot'. The amount of Child Support your ex pays is calculated in a similar fashion by the CSA.
When you are in receipt of benefits your ex's payments top-up the benefits pot thus enabling them to pay you......it is an 'instead of...' payment rather than an 'as well as...'.
They are now clawing back, from him, all the money that they paid to you. That way, you have received your entitlement and he has fulfilled his financial obligations.