§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the level of benefit savings to date since 1 April 1994 resulting from(a) non-maintenance cessations of benefit and (b) savings in housing benefit and council tax benefit, following action by the Child Support Agency, calculated on the same basis as the figures given in the letter of 5 July 1994 from the chief executive of the Child Support Agency, published in the Minutes of Evidence of the Social Security Committee, HC 470-iv, Session 1993–94, appendix 2, page 103.
§ Mr. BurtThe administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for Miss Ann Chant, the chief executive. She will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Ann Chant to Mr. Frank Field, dated 13 January 1995:
I am replying to your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about benefit savings following action by the Child Support Agency.From April 1994 to October 1994, benefit savings resulting from non-maintenance cessations in cases where the parent with care withdraws a claim to income support totalled £124 million.The consequential savings in Housing and Council Tax Benefit are calculated retrospectively after the end of the financial year from returns provided by local authorities.