Child element UC
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He should be paying for anything at his x
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What a waste of space he is.. no child maintenance but you wanna be asking for money for looking after your kid please 😂 how much does he ask for each time?!
I would expect him to pay to cover at least the cost while your son is with him. Perhaps if he had no income and you had specifically made that arrangement together I would think differently. It sounds as though he is taking advantage.
He should be paying it himself as you would be for your home. It would be why he wouldnt pay as much maintenance. I would stop paying him
Girl if you went through child maintenance service; you’d get child element of UC, child benefit, a deducted amount of maintenance as he doesn’t have him 50% AND he would have to pay for everything he needs at his house 🤦🏻♀️
Thank you girls. It was never an arrangement we agreed, we sort of just fell into it. I forgot to mention that every now and then he will buy clothes for him out of his own money and toys too. The amount he asks me for every Sunday will range sometimes it’s 15 sometimes 20+
He gets LCWRA on UC so he gets about 800 a month. He actually gets more money than I do. I have applied for child maintenance before but it wasn’t much because of him not working
I would still expect him to cover his own costs even if he doesn't pay child support. I would recommend getting him to check that he is recieving all benefits he can. If he has a disability/health condition he may also be eligible for PIP. Checking he is reviewing everything he is entitled to may help with money flow if that is a concern for him. Maybe have a chat with him and start by asking why he asks you to refund him and take it from there. He might have his reasons valid or not but it is a good point to open up discussion.
He gets everything he’s entitled to, he also works cash in hand on a weekend. So he actually gets more money than I do. I don’t think he struggles with money, I think it’s more a case of he’ll pay for what HE WANTS to pay for. I’ve tried to have a conversation with him about it and he goes off on one every time.
I personally think he should be paying for anything your child needs when he’s with him, and you shouldn’t be paying when the child’s in his care. Your universal credit child payment is for you to spend on your child when you have him, especially if he isn’t paying anything when your son is on your care why should you when it’s the other way round? and you have him more often. So I don’t think you should need to be sending him anything❤️