And what about all the dads who do pay and the mother gest the CSA and dosent let the father see their child. I have been through solicitors and yet she is still being evasive and telling all kinds of lies. Its crazy as when my daughter who is now 7 gets older she could be affected. I know people in their who are still deeply affected by relationship breakups. One of my friends has no relationship with her mum as she found out her mum kept her from seeing her dad and lied constantly about him. she's been having therapy for a year. Come on Mums out there be fair. we are not all non commital/responsible dads.

By Mark.. Posted February 19 2009 at 9:54 AM.

For all those on here stating the child does not get the CSA money...........just because they are not handed the money direct does not mean it doesn't get spent on them. The parent who has the child has to provide food and a roof over their heads etc. For those of you who will now turn around and say that parent is an alcoholic, druggie etc (yep heard it all before) if they are that bad why are you allowing your child to stay with them?????????? at the end of the day, if you have a child, you have a financial obligation to provide for them. It is not the childs fault that the relationship didn't work. It is not the childs fault that you and the ex don't get on. Get over yourselves and start putting the child/children first for a change. If your new partner says you shouldn't have to pay for the children you don't see...WHY ARE YOU WITH THEM!!!!!!! WEAK! Face up to your responsibilities!!!!! And one last thing, if absent parent paid for their children, the CSA would not need to exist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Me .. Posted February 16 2009 at 4:50 PM.

i have been waiting 18 months for my ex- husband to pay i contacted the csa when we separated (18 mths ago) i feel that the system has let mt daughter down especially as my husband is claiming now that he is umemployed...... the same husband that has brought a fish and chip shop and is building a holiday home in cyprus!!!!

By oya rifat.. Posted February 12 2009 at 8:24 PM.

To all those who are getting something, however small, think yourselves lucky. My partner has not recieved a single penny in the last 12 years from her ex husband for their daughter. CSA know where he is and can still seem to do nothing about it.

By James.. Posted February 11 2009 at 1:52 PM.

My ex-husband (my child's dad) original paid monthly an amount which he thought fit. He suddenly said I'm not paying any more as I'm going to stop work soon. He hardly saw his child, maybe once a month and never bought him extras so I was left to feed, cloth, etc. I contacted CSA and managed to get £40 per week for just 9 weeks and he then moved abroad so, as he does not work for a UK firm, no longer pays. We had been married over a decade and I feel very sad that some dad's think its okay to just walk away when there is a problem and not think about their child. My child, because dad is overseas, does not know when he will next see his dad which makes my child very sad and upset. Its bad enough to be left to work and bring up a child without the thought that your childs dad cannot be bothered.

By Kate.. Posted February 10 2009 at 10:25 PM.

jenny . bet you wouldnt love Joe so much if you were left holding his baby whilst he was off having a good time with another dumb blonde

By ste53.. Posted February 10 2009 at 7:02 PM.

At last they have gone for the "haves" for once. They normaly go for the easy ones and leave the ones with plenty of money alone, but then again £60 quid is nothing out of his wage packet

By ste53.. Posted February 10 2009 at 6:59 PM.

re my last post of paying £404 per month this is for one child

By tena.. Posted February 10 2009 at 10:52 AM.

How does Joe Swash get away with this my husband is a basic rate tax payer, I do not work due to illlness, we have a mortgage of over £750. per month, endowments to pay to cover mortgage, council tax etc, yet we have to pay £404 per month. While his ex gets this every month she still does not have to pay her rent or council tax who -says you are better off working ITS A JOKE we are barely getting by my husband would be just as well off not working and picking up all the state benefits going but he wont do that.

By tena.. Posted February 10 2009 at 10:47 AM.

My husband signed over the house to his exwife and gives her £1000 a month for one child, who he only sees once a week, twice if he is lucky, in the school holidays. The ex works part time, three days a week. On the other hand, when I got divorced, the most I ever got for my two kids was £5.40 a week BETWEEN THEM. I work full time and would dearly love to drop my hours but because of the amount we pay out in child support, can't afford to. Exwifie, on the other hand, has done the house out, new windows, bathroom, carpets ..... makes me sick

By Sue.. Posted February 10 2009 at 6:56 AM.

Its correct that dads have to cater for their kids. But it is insulting to see the CSA asking fathers to pay for kids they don't even have access to. The system here has taken the rights of fathers away from them. Fathers are only for conception.

By Chris.. Posted February 10 2009 at 2:38 AM.

What a nasty little toad! Fancy throwing a girl WITH A NEW BABY out of the house! How low can you get!
Joe Swash is a nasty piece of work! He should be made to pay a LOT more, he can afford it!

By molly.. Posted February 9 2009 at 10:57 PM.

Me and my husband have been having problems with the csa for the last 2 an half years he has a son from a preveious realationship who is aged 11 my husband has always payed maintenance.He as always had a mutural agreement and she was happy to accecpt 40pound a week also he had all shoes clothes and taken on holidays paid for.She knew that she could claim more of the csa but accecpted the 40pound Up untill the 2 an half years ago.when we got married she wanted to go through the csa.They have said he is in arrears 2 years ago they was taking £105pound of him for 25weeks.Then they said they would bring it down to the 41pound that he should only be paying for one child but they only dropped it down to £99 and he paid that for 53weeks also this is been taken out of his wages as a court order which i thought that was only for fathers that as never paid.Then they did drop it to £41 for about 6weeks then it was put back up to £125 a week where they had that figure from i dont no.At this present time he has been reassed again because his wages are so low.All the csa have done is lie to us and fobed us of. all so our local MP did nothing to help us.we are now waiting to here off a triburnal.The csa have made our lives misrable.nobody minds paying for there children but the csa are just one big joke.The biggest joke is that we have been told if parents have mutural agreement they do not get involved.So why are they taking all this money from him.

By KERRY TURNER.. Posted February 9 2009 at 6:34 PM.

i've neva ad a penny off my kids dad, there now 16 n 17, didn't eva want it either, surely wots more important is givin the kids love which unfortunately there dad lacked in that 2. my partner has bin stung 4 £110 a wk 4 his 11 yr old daughter or shud i say her money grabbin mother who's pleadin poverty, yet she probs gets more than us seein as she's workin n claimin, its coz er rich fella dumped er. its women like er that give us a bad name. i no some blokes a swines but i do feel sorry 4 a lot of these men

By sue.. Posted February 9 2009 at 4:36 PM.

hello every one well i have to give my xwife 1100 every 4 weeks for one girl and i dont see her i left my xwife with every thing house car money i had to start all over and now i have my own house and car money and a good job but i wood dam hard and not in the uk so i dont get to see no one from my family so the can are not getting no money and my xwife is not getting no money i told the csa if my girl wants food i will get a food shop if gear i will bye her lots of gear but this is not what my xwife wants she just wants the money well no way i will give every thing i have up but not money for my xwife to have a good life no way

By john .. Posted February 9 2009 at 12:39 PM.

Joe Swash should definately be paying more than £60 a week! What a disgrace. My husband earns a fraction of what he does and we pay more than £60 per week for 1 child. Again they have got it wrong. We have paid maintenance for almost 17years and when my oldest step-daughter started work in 2005 our maintenance fell by less than £3 per week. How can that be justified, you would expect to be paying alot less. We were also contacted one December several years ago and were told that 'due to exceptional circumstances in the previous January' we had now incurred arrears. We had to get our local MP involved as the CSA could not explain what the circumstances were, fortunately the arrears were quashed. I could go on and on but whats the point, nobody seems to be doing anything about the CSA!

By s.. Posted February 9 2009 at 9:25 AM.

The government would save MILLIONS if they ACTUALLY chased the runaway dads..I myself did all the detective work and they STILL havnt got anything out of him...He SAYS hes not working but been on 3 holidays abroad in the past few months(hmmmm) and only has to pay me £5 a fortnight for TWO kids!!

By Cravena.. Posted February 9 2009 at 9:23 AM.

This is for Mandy:
After reading your Comments i only thought it would be nice to reply with some facts

I was Married for 13 years and have two beautiful children. It was my exwife who had the affair not me. Because my Ex couldnt afford to buy me out of the family home I signed it all over to her The house was worth approx £200,000 and would have been paid off in roughly 6 years. I did this as I didnt think it was fair on my children. I have had to moved back in with my parents and her Boyfriend moved in less then 6 weeks after i left.

Because I now live more then 160 miles away I drive up and collect my children and bring the back with me to my parents home and it is me that drives them back home again. so I have a round trip of 640 miles every other week. She has refused to meet me halfway.

Also for your information I buy them there clothes when they come down AND I also let them take them home with them.

I also take them on hoilday every year unlike my Ex who just goes on hoilday with her boyfriend.

So Mandy do you really think my children will horrified to learn that I resent having to pay for them.

I hope that you really understand that some of us men LOVE our children and Yes some of us do get shafted............

By Woody.. Posted February 9 2009 at 1:19 AM.

We ned the goverment to step in and sort out this mess thats wrecking so many peoples lives !!

By Tracey.. Posted February 8 2009 at 11:14 PM.

How comes he gets away with paying so little ,
My husband has to pay £63.00 per wk for one ,
and they have have slammed on a AOE ,
they are taking 40% of his wages every month leaving us with a mminus figure , getting into debt and our home being at risk .
I have 2 children and donot receive a penny for mine ,
i have been waiting 6 6yrs , and just been told by csa my case has suffered a admin error ,
Ithink this guy has got off lightly because of who he is !!!!!

By Tracey.. Posted February 8 2009 at 10:40 PM.

I have one child 14 and one step-child. I'm a working mum and I pay csa for my step-child which I,m happy to do. But plz can someone tell me why I don't receive csa for my oldest child as her bilogical dad is in full time work and has 5 more children with his wife.[my child was born before they met].He has more money coming into his house than what i have. the csa does't make sense.

By vicki.. Posted February 8 2009 at 8:51 PM.

I have one child 14 and one step-child. I'm a working mum and I pay csa for my step-child which I,m happy to do. But plz can someone tell me why I don't receive csa for my oldest child as her bilogical dad is in full time work and has 5 more children with his wife.[my child was born before they met].He has more money coming into his house than what i have. the csa does'make sense.

By vicki.. Posted February 8 2009 at 8:46 PM.

The CSA are great at taking your money £470 a month I have to pay.............They wrote to me other week and said next month i should pay £750 with no notice...had to put on credit card......

The great shame is my ex does not let me see my son and i cant afford to go to Court.........

Give me a clue Mr Brown ???? what would u suggest

By Matty.. Posted February 8 2009 at 8:52 PM.

I'm sure there are many problems with the CSA but if every parent would take responsibility for there own kids we would not need them in the first place. Just think of the cost of this agency and the pensions they will receive just because of people will not take responibility for their own actions. As a tax payer for 50 years I have supported my own familly, helped them to buy their first homes and now am pleased to be helping my grandchildren, I am not happy to be supporting other peoples offspring.

By Frank Johnson.. Posted February 8 2009 at 9:41 PM.

The jokers now take 40% of the nrp wages I now pay 70 pound a week and my wages are only 178 so with the 70 and 22 my ex gets for child allowance my child nearly gets as much as me to live on but I have to pay my mortage and run a home how is this fair

By stephen.. Posted February 8 2009 at 9:20 PM.

My husband and I had to pay his ex £40k which we had to get on a mortgage, and £220 per month in maintenance and my husband and I have to pick the kids up from where she moved to in North Lincolnshire (9 hour round trip) at £180 per month...We both work full time for more than 80 hours so I think my ex should pay a £29 per week contribution towards his daughter. Its not fair some are made to pay and others arent. In 10 years he has paid nothing and I am owed £4600...not a huge contribution towards feeding and clothing her

By stace.. Posted February 8 2009 at 7:17 PM.

CSA payments that's CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT not pay for mum to sit on her bum all day and not work payments if Joe pays £60 and the mum pays £60 that's £120 per week for the baby plus the mum would get child tax credit, child benefit and if she got off her bum and worked working tax credit.

Why do women think the CSA payments are for them to not work??? it is solely for the CHILD. Get off you bums and WORK to give the child what they need also.

By Joe Summer.. Posted February 8 2009 at 6:16 PM.

all the previous comments have reason the only common denominator in majority of the comments is the suffering the CSA cause in every case.Iam a parent with care and a non resident parent I have recieved nothing for my son and paid £16,000 since 97 It is about time this organisation is stopped and maybe a probe by TNOTW expose these people for the bandits they are.Tax payers are paying for their mistakes and if their is any justice in this country it should be exposed I have been taken to the brink of suicide by these gangsters.It must end!!!

By dennis.. Posted February 8 2009 at 6:23 PM.

Thanks for the comment Lolly... I agree my opinion or 'lecture' may have been a strong self opinionated one, but myself and partner actually cant afford to bring a child or children into the world, and it sickens me to see all these folk who think its flavour of the week or a hobby to have a kid, while the rest of us pick up the peices... Im sure you are not a 'skank' as you put it and I respect you GREATLY for not claiming benefits and also im pleased the CSA have worked for your case... what im trying to say is Im not tarring everyone with the same brush. Good luck with yours and you childs future Lolly.... LEE

By LEE.. Posted February 8 2009 at 7:06 PM.

I think the CSA is a joke. I have 5 children, my ex husband is a self employed plasterer. He does all cash jobs, and only declares £100 per week. Which entitles him to pay a £1 per week per child. Yes a whole £5 per week, how degrading. Ive informed the CSA, but nothing can be done. Its pathetic!

By Hunnie.. Posted February 8 2009 at 6:54 PM.

I would love to know how the CSA calculate their figures. I am paying £116 per week. By the time CSA, TAX and NI deductions come off I am left with very little. After contacting the CSA, they say that they can leave me with £52 per week. How on earth am I suppose to live on that?!?! These people are clowns!! The government needs to step in. I agree with supporting your child but there is no way that my child (which I do not see) is getting all the money that I pay each week.

I am fed up hearing all these sad stories about hard done to mothers who are fighting for money to support their children. They are better off than any of us. What about the fathers?! Its about time that we got a say!! The CSA is a joke!

It makes me laugh that I am still on the old system and they refuse to transfer me to the new system yet new cases go straight onto the new system. Is it right that I am paying £116 per week on old system when I should only be paying £48 a week on new system?! It has to be classed as fraud!

By Stuart.. Posted February 8 2009 at 3:48 PM.

Lee, I was married to my ex partner and the father of my oldest son and I'm not on benefits, nor have I ever been. If the CSA - or whatever they're called now - were non-existant he wouldn't contribute at all, despite seeing our son whenever he wants. Thanks for the self-righteous lecture though - I must find out about contraception and not being a skank.

By Lolly.. Posted February 8 2009 at 4:11 PM.

Look out Kara, no doubt he told Emma all the things he's telling you, he soon dumped her and the baby, he'll do the same to you! I hope he IS made to pay up, after all, it's his son! He claims to be so devoted to the child, but they had to chase him up to make him pay. He was fast enough to make the baby, now he has to take the consequences. No so nice, is he!

By molly.. Posted February 8 2009 at 4:39 PM.

I think it's fair to pay £60 a week . I have three kids and get paid £40 a week for them and i have to buy the extras,dinner money,clothes etc,while my ex pleads poverty every time i see him but manages wknds out with his partner and 2 wks abroad every year,i'm lucky cos i've got a partner who treats my kids as his own and they will never be without anything from him,so as far as i'm concerned he's their father and the other thing is just a sperm donor who doesn't deserve to have such wonderful children. Joe should come to an agreement with his ex that he will pay the extras like school fees,shoes and whatever else he might need so she can spend the money she gets on nice trips and days out for him,and as he can afford it he should open an account for the little one and put money in every week for when he's older.

By veron.. Posted February 8 2009 at 4:54 PM.

well i am paying over £800 per month for one child that i don't see. and i am left to live on £600pm which does not even cover my bills, but i'm glad to see that she can go out every weekend to get drunk and leavr my childon her own... they say it is all work out on wagesso joe only earns a few quid then....... well done csa

By s billing.. Posted February 8 2009 at 4:51 PM.

hi.. ok hear all about csa..... so cool i pay £112.00 a week for my 3 girls..and ALSO pay £498.67 a month on a credit card i no close when me and the mother split..... with in one month she gone to the limit and its me paying now..... love my kids..do anything for them.... but i am finding hard to live myself...... the ex should pay me... she one happy now..... too

By marcos.. Posted February 8 2009 at 3:14 PM.

Csa should be worked out at 15% after tax for one child and then 20% for two and 25% for three.The csa are garbage and no longer take into account your financial circumstances.They always put me in arrears and always make a mess of my case

By Darren.. Posted February 8 2009 at 3:30 PM.

I receive a giro for £20 every 5 weeks, works out at £4 a week, what can 1 but with that? it is now coming up to 7 weeks since I received the last giro, all because my daughters father is on benefit, I feel like telling the C.S.A to stick the £20, they tell me in a letter i'm owed around £7000.00, why can't they pay me the £7000.00 and let them wait weeks on end to get a payment like I have to, in my dreams!

By ann anonomous.. Posted February 8 2009 at 2:51 PM.

LEE...Hard working couples break up too you know..heres hoping you are never left on your own to bring up the kids!!!!

By Cravena.. Posted February 8 2009 at 1:35 PM.

The CSA are clearly a bunch of clowns... It's decent hard working coulpes, who can't afford to bring children into the world, who have to foot the bill through taxes etc. for the irresponsible idiots who breed for fun!. A couple should actually think about the responsibilities of parenting and the cost involved before a quick fumble (USE A CONDOM) or cough up the money... its EASY ! its no wonder this country is in financial ruins.

By LEE .. Posted February 8 2009 at 1:08 PM.

Can someone tell me who works out these figures? I earn three hundred pounds a week before tax, I have a family, yet they want over one hundred and fifty six pounds a week off me. I paid maintenance before the C.S.A was introduced and never missed a payment. I thought the C.S.A was supposed to make non paying fathers pay!! Its FARCICAL

By paul.. Posted February 8 2009 at 12:17 PM.

Far to many people are having casual,UNPROTECTED sex without thinking that AFTER the romantic moment a baby might be the result.
If you DON'T WANT TO BE A PARENT, USE A CONDOM!!!!!!

By sam.. Posted February 8 2009 at 12:03 PM.

i was married for 10 years, this broke down though fault to us both. we have four children. it costs me an average of £500 a week to run this house, his solicitor told him he only has to pay for 2 of the kids. £6o a week is my due amount. he sees his kids as often as he wants, (not very, by his own choice) he does help out if i need extra pennies, but begrudgingly. my point is, not all kids are mistakes or one night stands, some of us worked really hard at it, but had to concede. i consider myself one of the lucky ones, ....if they pay then let them see them, ex partners should work together for the best. only in an ideal world eh?

By mom2-4.. Posted February 8 2009 at 12:03 PM.

I pay the CSA £580 per month for a one night stand for a child that I have never seen ! Further more the CSA won't give me the address of the mother.

It's a very unfair system.

So, Joe your a very lucky man if £60 per week is a true amount !!

By RM.. Posted February 8 2009 at 10:58 AM.

I totally agree that the Child Support Agency have got it totally wrong they do not do nothing at all I have looked after my beautiful daughter on my own for the last 19 years and what have they done to find him yes you have guessed it zilch, what good will the Child Maintennace Agency what good will a change of name do, I have not stopped him seeing his daughter that was his choice and I am sick of being portrayed as chain-smoking alcohoclic just because I am a single parent, well I do not smoke I only drink occassionly maybe some single parents do that but I do not so do not tar us all with the same brush okay enough said

By Janey34.. Posted February 8 2009 at 10:46 AM.

my ex only pasy me £160 once a month so thats only 48 weeks of the yr when he should be payin me £40 every week thats for 2 kids so thats £20 a week per child what can you get with that? but cause im gettin money of him social take it off me so im no better off im a student so tryin to get a better education and a better job for my kids

By nutty.. Posted February 8 2009 at 10:28 AM.

"I have to pay £464 a month" If you have children Woody then you should support them! I'm sure your children would be horrified to learn that you obviously resent having to pay for them.

By Mandy.. Posted February 8 2009 at 10:32 AM.

I get £5 a FORTNIGHT.....BECAUSE HE SAYS HES NOT WORKING.....

By Cravena.. Posted February 8 2009 at 10:24 AM.

Any parent who is not prepared to look after their child and make them number one priority financially and emotionally is not fit to be a parent.
We could all clutch photos and bleet on about how we love our kids but thats for show in the end it is what you do that counts.
Talk is cheap, tight wad parents who do not put their money where their mouth is are just losers.

By sah.. Posted February 8 2009 at 9:10 AM.

My son is nearly 11, His 'father' initially denied he was his, then paid £22 per week for a few years and has since paid nothing. I have complained and even contacted my local MP but the CSA say he is being un co-operative, that he's left his job, that they can't find him etc etc. I know he's a plasterer in the south east so he's earning quite a bit, while I struggle trying to do two jobs and my partner works 7 day weeks. I want to earn money for my children so why do some men begrudge it?

By Ali.. Posted February 8 2009 at 9:00 AM.

ratbag!!! he helped make harry, he should help pay !

By Natalie.. Posted February 8 2009 at 9:06 AM.

i have been chasing the csa for 11 yrs and still havent had a penny so she should count herself lucky. i have £11,000 arrears due to me and she is moaning about a measley 2. and yes before anyone comments i work a 48 hour week and am bringing my child up by myself with no social support

By jenny.. Posted February 8 2009 at 8:21 AM.

The CSA is a joke and so are the parents that they have to force to support their own children! Bring back sentencing to parental shirkers.

By Brenda McDuff.. Posted February 8 2009 at 8:09 AM.

£60 a week he gets off lightly. My husband pays £500 a month to CSA. Now whilst i don't begrudge hum paying towars his son (he absolutley should) It annoys me that someone who clearly earns alot more than my husband and doesn't have 3 other children at home gets off so lightly

By Anne.. Posted February 8 2009 at 7:18 AM.

CONDOMS ARE CHEAPER THAN MAINTENANCE!

I agree Swash should be paying more as he obviously earns huge amounts.

Not knowing how much previous 'posters' earn it is difficult to know if the amounts they are paying is justifiable, but I detect resentment from the 'posters'.
SO ... maybe they would tell us ... WHO DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE PAYING FOR YOUR CHILDREN???

And don't you dare say tax payers!

By JuJu.. Posted February 8 2009 at 6:59 AM.

I have to agree with you there, the CSA are completely backwards. We are left paying my partners ex all this money to pay off her debts. None of this money is going to his child, we regularly by him new clothes whilst she sits on her **** doing sweet FA. Perhaps they should start vetting how these payments are being used, I'd guess Cigarettes, takeaways and credit card bills, not the kids.

By Joanne.. Posted February 8 2009 at 2:28 AM.

Just to make you feel better I know a guy, great job/wage his daughter is 5. CSA make him pay £10 aweek and he cries about paying that!!! You tell me where it get calculated??? SOme one somewhere is messing up BIG style!!!! Some men getting dragged over the coals, others are laughing their heads off. I call that wrong!!!!

By Q.. Posted February 8 2009 at 3:36 AM.

Who knows how much time the kid spends with him and what other things he provides for the boy, maybe he pays her mortgage...

By clueless.. Posted February 8 2009 at 1:38 AM.

What a tight git. Great acting on I'm a Celeb - doting father - I don't think so. Conned the public. How embarrassing to be ordered to pay maintenance for your own child. It's not even a large amount.

By julie .. Posted February 8 2009 at 1:59 AM.

CSA Always get it right/wrong i must be lucky I'm only paying £415.00. (1 Child) Looks like I gonna be homeless because of it. :-(

By Darren.. Posted February 8 2009 at 2:11 AM.

Yes the csa have got it wrong again,we are left with nothing to live on after the csa have taken their wedge from my partners earnings,we both work full time for the minimum wage,we are paying his ex wifes debts,and his ex wont let him see his children,the system is so wrong.

By Diane.. Posted February 8 2009 at 12:59 AM.

I love Joe, he's ace

By jenny.. Posted February 7 2009 at 11:53 PM.

How the hell has he got away with paying that amount...... I have to pay £464.00 a month and am no ******* TV star.

Good to see the CSA have got it right again !!!!

By Woody.. Posted February 7 2009 at 11:20 PM.