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Question for Department for Work and Pensions

UIN 191470, tabled on 27 June 2023

Question

Afzal Khan
Labour
Manchester, Gorton
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many paying parents had child maintenance arrears of more than (a) £1,000, (b) £5,000 and (c) £10,000 in each financial year since 2009-10.

Answer

Mims Davies
Conservative
Mid Sussex
Commons

Answered on

3 July 2023

The Child Maintenance Service does not currently hold the information requested. The number of paying parents with arrears as of the 31st of March each year between 2018 and 2023 has been provided.

Number of Paying Parents

Arrears

Mar-18

Mar-19

Mar-20

Mar-21

Mar-22

Mar-23

More than £1,000 but less than or equal to £5,000

45,800

56,800

65,200

68,600

76,800

85,200

More than £5,000 but less than or equal to £10,000

6,500

10,300

13,600

15,900

18,100

20,600

More than £10,000

1,300

2,600

4,300

6,000

7,500

9,200

Source: Child Maintenance Service Administrative Data

  1. All figures are rounded to the nearest 100. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
  2. The figures supplied are derived from unpublished information and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. They should therefore be treated with caution.

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