§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many parents with care have made eligible applications to have maintenance assessed; and if he will express this figure as a percentage of parents with care.
§ 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. Donald Dewar, dated 3 March 1995:
I am replying to your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about eligible applications for child maintenance.
For the period April 1994 to January 1995 the number of parents with care who have made eligible applications and had maintenance assessed was 194,291. This figure represents 38.64% of the maintenance application forms received to date in 1994/95 by the Agency from parents with care.
§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many reduced benefit directions have been issued by the Child Support Agency in each month from April 1993 to the latest available date.
§ 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. Donald Dewar, dated 3 March 1995:
I am replying to your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about the number of reduced benefit directions (RBDs) issued by the Child Support Agency.
April 1993 to March 1994 RBDs issued April 0 May 0 June 1 July 0 August 8 September 13 October 20 November 39 December 79 January 162 February 42 March 263
April 1994 to January 1995 RBDs issued April 205 May 258 June 892 July 1,143 August 1,726 September 2,846 October 3,791 November 2,969 December 1,285 January 973