Can the payee/receiving parent claim 100% care of a child when the child lives independently from them? I've just been told by CSA that you can, but cannot see how that is even possible. Child has lived independently from mum between age of 16 until 18, (from 2017 until now), received a youth allowance because of living independently. Mum has had to come clean with CSA and admit child was living elsewhere but only because she was forced to. But mum claims she did have care because she drove him to some appointments and the youth allowance was paid to her, not him. WTF - how is that even considered to be her financially supporting the child? The payment is for him, not her. Plus, she's on a sickness benefit and cant work or drive due to illness! Child's even been living with his girlfriend since before turning 18. None of this info volunteered to CSA by mum at all during last 2 years. It says in the CSA guide and Act that if they are notified or or become aware of (as is the case) a change in care more than 26 weeks after it happens, that is considered a terminating event. How is this even possible that they can determine that she had 100% care? It defies my logic. Someone please educate me on what I must not be seeing here.