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, how much of the Child Support Agency arrears owed in respect of a child who could still benefit are regarded as (a) temporarily and (b) permanently collectable.


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

As at December 2014, the amount of arrears where there is a qualifying child remaining on the case that is (a) temporarily1 and (b) permanently2 uncollectable is £4.8 million and £10.3 million respectively.

Notes:

1. We have interpreted temporarily uncollectable as arrears on cases where the case is under surveillance, we are unable to trace the NRP, the NRP is abroad or the debt is suspended.

2. We have interpreted permanently uncollectable as arrears on cases where the non-resident parent or parent with care is deceased, where the arrears are deferred or where the arrears are classed as Interim Maintenance Assessment Gap (money that cannot be collected due to it not being covered by legislation).

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