§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will total the number of instances where information from non-custodial parents alleging social security fraud by the parent with care has(a) been reported to the Child Support Agency and (b) been referred to the Benefits Agency for action; and what has been the outcome of these investigations, in respect of each three months of the CSA's existence.
§ Mr. BurtIt is not a business requirement of the Child Support Agency to keep statistics centrally on allegations of benefit fraud as any such allegation is referred to the Benefits Agency for investigation. Statistics provided by the BA on the numbers of cases referred by the CSA and those investigations which subsequently yielded a weekly benefit saving are as follows:
April-June 1994 July-September 1994 October-November 19942 Total April-November 1994 Referrals1 2,897 2,664 2,049 7,610 Cases yielding WBS 1,131 1,086 748 2,961 Percentage 39 41 37 39 1 No information is kept on the origins of an allegation eg: Absent Parent, Parent with Care or other. 2 Two months only.