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Originally Posted by Xaccers
Only in that they'll get more rent paid due to the larger house that's required.
And more council tax paid as with a larger house it's likely to be in a higher band.
Nothing related to having kids.
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Well related to having kids in the sense that having kids requires a bigger house and therefore more support.
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Originally Posted by Xaccers
But you don't get any extra benifits like that for having kids.
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You do get extra benefits if you have children.
See here
http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/cms....geBenefits/493
"Personal allowances for dependent children:from birth to the day before 19th birthday - £38.50"
Not sure if that is per child but I assume it is.
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Originally Posted by Xaccers
With the gov seeing the CSA money as an income rather than a child benifit, they take away *all* benifits up to that amount
So if a mother gets £200 a month benifit, she'll be given £400 from the CSA and no benifits.
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I see what you are saying and also see the unfairness of taking all benefits away against the maintance from absent parent. However benefits which relate to the child should be taken away I think. Those that relate to the adult alone, I agree should not. Then there will be some that related to both and I spose some for of pro ratering on these would seem right.
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Originally Posted by Xaccers
By the courts enforcing visitation rights perhaps?  |
I am not convinced of this. If the courts were to relentlessly prosecute the parent with custody, for obstucting visiting rights, then the parent without custody could use this as a threat against the other parent - just more acrimony imo (let me see my child on day x at time y or I get the courts to lock you up for obstucting my access rights). I assume the reason such prosecutions are so rare is that the courts (rightly imo) consider the locking up or even fining of a parent with custody is not in the childs best interest.