Re1198 - Maintenance payments: Child
Support Agency Assessments: When do payments under a Child Support
Agency assessment end?
A CSA assessment does not normally show a cessation date as it
should be reviewed at regular intervals by the CSA, usually every
two years. Payments will normally end when a child reaches age 16,
unless they must continue
- to age 19 to allow the child to complete
full time education (but not advanced education for a degree or
similar qualification) or
- to age 18 if the child is registered for
work or youth training but has not yet started youth training or
found work which will last for more than 12 weeks after he/she
reaches age 16.
If the child receives Income Support in his own right he ceases
to be a 'child' for the purposes of the CSA.
