§ Mr. TimmsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many of the parents with care in the case load of the Child Support Agency are caring for(a) one, (b) two or (c) three or more children; [24830]
(2) what is the average maintenance requirement assessed by the Child Support Agency in cases where the parent with care is not in receipt of benefit; [24832]
(3) what proportion of maintenance collected through the Child Support Agency is retained by parents with care; [24834]
(4) what is the average maintenance assessment made by the Child Support Agency in cases where there is (a) one child, (b) two children and (c) three or more children. [24829]
§ Mr. BurtThe administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive, Miss Ann Chant. She will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Tony Ward to Mr. Stephen Timms, dated 18 May 1995:
In the absence of Miss Chant, the Chief Executive, I am replying to your recent Parliamentary Questions to the Secretary of State for Social Security about parents with care (PWC) who have had child maintenance arranged by the Child Support Agency.Information relating to the number of PWCs caring for up to three or more children and the average maintenance payable in such cases is only available in relation to the total number of children in the PWCs household. There will be instances where some of the children in the PWCs household do not qualify for a child maintenance assessment to be carried out by the Agency.As at 11 March 1995, 190,700 PWCs cared for one child; 166,500 cared for two children and 97,400 cared for three or more children. The average maintenance assessed for households with one, two, three or more children was £41.62, £45.88 and £42.79 respectively. The average weekly maintenance assessed in cases where the PWCs household was not in receipt of benefit was £61.48. These figures are all estimates taken from a one per cent sample of Agency cases.From launch to the end of March 1995, a total of £86.81 million was received and allocated by the Agency. Of this, 36% (£30.88 million) has been paid to PWCs.I hope this is helpful.
§ Mr. TimmsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of absent parents in the case load of the Child Support Agency has second families. [24833]
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§ 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 Tony Ward to Mr. Stephen Timms, dated 18 May 1995:
In the absence of Miss Chant, the Chief Executive, I am replying to your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about the number of absent parents with second families.As at 11 March 1995, it is estimated that the absent parents who had returned a maintenance enquiry form, 6.5 percent had second families.I hope this is helpful.
§ Mr. TimmsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what benefit savings he estimates to have been achieved through the Child Support Agency in(a) 1993— 94 and (b) 1994–95. [24835]
§ 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 Tony Ward to Mr. Stephen Timms, dated 18 May 1995:
In the absence of Miss chant, the Chief Executive, I am replying to your recent parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about the benefit savings achieved by the Agency.During 1993/94 the Agency achieved £418 million in benefit savings. The estimated figure for 1994/95 is £479.05 million.