§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much was spent for each social security administrative region on Housing Benefit over the last 10 years. [140685]
§ Angela EagleThe available data are given in the table. The information is given by Government Office Regions as Social Security administrative regions are not coterminous with those of local authorities who administer Housing Benefit.
Families Tax Credit should not be classed as earnings and Part II Child Support (maintenance Assessments and special cases) Regulation 1992 paragraph 7(2) that payments to a person by way of Family Credit shall be treated as income; [140606]
701W(2) if Working Family Tax Credit is claimed as earnings in a maintenance assessment by the Child Support Agency. (140602]
§ Angela EagleAs a supplement to earnings, Working Families Tax Credit paid to a non-resident parent is properly treated as income in the calculation of maintenance liability. The formula makes separate allowance for any children in a non-resident parent's second family. Working Families Tax Credit paid to the parent with care is not taken into account as he or she is already meeting the day to day costs of raising the child.
All leaflets on child support are kept under regular review.