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Formula assessment of Child Support

A formula assessment of Child Support is when Inland Revenue calculates the amount of Child Support the liable parent must pay and arranges payments to the receiving carer.

All carers can apply to Inland Revenue for a formula assessment of Child Support, regardless of the type of benefit they are getting.

For carers getting an Unsupported Child's Benefit, applying for a formula assessment is generally required.

When Unsupported Child's Benefit carers need to apply for a formula assessment of Child Support, the amount paid by the liable parent is used to help pay for that benefit.

When the Child Support paid is more than the Unsupported Child's Benefit rate, any excess is paid to the carer.

For more information see:

Client is a carer
Carers who need to apply for Child Support
Carers who do not need to apply for Child Support
Client is a liable parent
Child Support - Introduction
Child Support - Income
Information share Child Support payments
Non-information share Child Support payments

Legislation

  • UCB beneficiaries must apply for formula assessment section 9 Child Support Act 1991
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A person who must pay Child Support to Inland Revenue in respect of a qualifying child.

They may or may not also be a caregiver of that child. For example, they may be a caregiver of the qualifying child in a shared care situation, as well as being the liable parent.

Legislation

A carer is a person who is the principal provider of ongoing daily care for a child, or someone who shares the ongoing care of a child substantially equally with another person (for at least 40% of the time).

Legislation

A caregiver who is owed Child Support, payable through Inland Revenue, in respect of a child. They may or may not be a parent of the child.

A person can be a receiving carer, without meeting the definition of a carer.

Legislation