Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many current Child Support Agency arrears cases there is (a) a current or ongoing liability for a child and (b) no such ongoing liability.

As at December 2015, there were 418,300 CSA cases with a current liability and arrears and 748,600 CSA cases with no liability and arrears.

Information on Caseload Status is set out on Page 54 of the CSA Quarterly Summary of Statistics which can be accessed online at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-statistics--2

Note

1. Figured rounded to nearest 100.
2. Figures include 1993 and 2003 Schemes.