Children: Maintenance

(asked on 23rd February 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Child Support Agency cases with a child who could benefit are known to concern a non-resident parent who is self-employed or a director of a private company.


Answered by
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Steve Webb
This question was answered on 2nd March 2015

As at December 2014, of the live cases where there is a qualifying child remaining on the case, 8.5%1 are in relation to a non resident parent who is self-employed.

Information on the job title of non-resident parents is not routinely recorded for management information purposes and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Note:

1. Data sourced from CSCS and CS2 computer systems. Employment status is not available for cases managed off system.

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