UK’s Child Support Agency: Completely Useless

Posted on March 19th, 2009 by Ruben

I recently asked the Child Support Agency if they would advise and help with getting me a fair child maintenance agreement with my children’s mother. My understanding was that they would investigate and help to fully understand her income. I spoke of incomes I was aware of yet when it came to their conclusion it turns out their investigation was no more than phoning her up and asking her what her income was!

I was flabbergasted! what was the result of their ‘investigation’? as a director of her own company, she pays herself £100 per month. Therefore the maintenance due is £5 per week.

So, they ignored the obvious “well how does she keep herself on so little income” and “how can she pay for her 4×4, her dogs, her restaurant meals! Even though I made them aware of her lifestyle they didn’t investigate at all, they just asked her what her salary was. They didn’t check her bank accounts, it didn’t occur to them that might have been informative and tell them something nearer the truth.

A totally wasted exercise and a costly useless government organization. I feel very sorry for those single parents out there who are trying to make a living and bring up their children whilst the other parent can hide behind such a poor weak organization that is supposed to be there to make the challenge of bringing children up fair and to the positive benefit of the children concerned. I would be ashamed to say I was part of the Child Support Agency. How they sleep at night I do not know.