Can CSA continue to collect arrears of child support during a low-income non-enforcement period?
Yes. The payer is not required to pay child support in relation to the days in the low-income non-enforcement period, but they are still liable to pay child support in relation to the days before the low-income non-enforcement period. CSA can take enforcement action for arrears, including asking Centrelink to make deductions from the payer’s social security pension or benefit. (See chapter 5.2.
