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, in how many and what proportion of Child Support Agency arrears cases where there is a child who could still benefit was a contribution made to arrears in the last (a) quarter, (b) year and (c) two years.


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

The table below shows the numbers and proportions of arrears cases where a qualifying child is remaining on the case, where a contribution towards arrears has been made within the last two years.

Last paid:

Number

Proportion

Latest quarter (Dec 14)

183,200

25.3%

Latest year

345,200

47.8%

Latest 2 years

410,700

56.8%

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