Overpayments

Sometimes too much child support is paid. This can happen when circumstances have changed (e.g. when a child has left your care) or when a court makes an order with retrospective effect.

If you have been overpaid child support, there are options available to you:

• Your overpayment may be used as a credit for the paying parent. This means you will receive less or no child support in the future until the amount is repaid. If you don't want this to occur, you should contact CSA as soon as possible.
• Repay the total amount by mail, bank transfer, or Billpay. Contact CSA for more information.
• Make a payment arrangement with CSA to repay by instalments.

Topics

• What CSA does if there are overdue payments?
• Supplying information to CSA
• Dealing with threats
• Minimising income to increase child support payments
• Trouble managing finances

Other information

• Non agency payments (NAPs)
• Financial issues
• When things change

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