Child maintenance affect on UC

missrose

Hello,

I've searched the internet for this but I'm a little lost and hoping someone may be able to help. I'm going through a separation and I have just applied for Universal Credit. I am trying to reach an agreement with my ex on short term finances before we delve into the divorce settlement. I understand that child maintenance payments do not affect universal credit qualification, however, is this still the case if the child maintenance payments are higher than the CMS recommended amount? So, if the ex is happy to pay more than the minimum, will this be detrimental to my application?

Thanks in advance 🙂

poppy123456

They will not affect UC, regardless of how much you receive. They are ignored.

missrose

Thanks so much, that's really helpful to know!