§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the percentage difference in maintenance between the new child maintenance formula and the formula currently operated on standardised assumptions excluding departures and variations for the convenient steps of net income up to £104,000 per annum. [44263]
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§ Malcolm Wicks[holding answer 20 March 2002]: The information is in the table.
Percentage change in average maintenance assessment under new scheme, by net income Net income (£) Change in average maintenance assessment (percentage) Under 10,0001 16.6 10,000 to 20,000 -23.0 20,000 to 30,000 -18.2 30,000 to 40,000 -7.6 Above 40,000 5.6 All -11.2 1 Includes non-resident parents on benefit who pay nothing in the current scheme. Source:
5 per cent. scan of the Child Support Computer System, August 1998 so may not reflect current average assessments.