Re:CSA - Old Scheme v New Scheme !

Hi,
I have been through all this and am hopefully sorted.
My brother has in my opinion been unfairly treated by the CSA in that he separated (now divorced) in 2000 which means the CSA treat his case under the old scheme which I believe is a bit more harsh ! ?
Question - His ex lives in their old house with their 2 kids (15 & 17 at school/college). He pays maintenance thro CSA and his ex wants to re-marry, will this affect his payments thro the CSA?
Can he transfer onto the new scheme and will this benefit him?

Why do you think your brother has been unfairly treated?

GH

The amount he pays for his 2 kids on the old scheme far exceeds the amount I paid when I my ex had our 3 kids living with her.
If my Bro's ex remarries (they still live in their ex marital home) how does that affect CSA payment (if any at all?) and can he transfer onto the new scheme?

What scheme is better for him is difficult to answer.

The benefit of the old scheme was that it was a complicated formula that had a lot of variables. For example, if the NRP were to boost his housing costs (say, he remortgaged), increased his pension contributions, had travel costs for contact with his kids...then all those variations would add up to a nice reduction. However, the shared care reduction would only kick in after 104 nights ayear.

The new scheme is a simple 20% reduction of net income for 2 kids, shared care reduction kicks in at 52 nights, if he has kids in his current household there's a small reduction he could claim as well.

His former partner marrying would not put him on the new scheme.

Does your brother have children with a current ptr? If so, and they were to split and she put in a csa claim both applications would be treated under the new scheme, permaenently, even if one application was later withdrawn.