Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mildred Gordon (Labour), on Wednesday, 10 July 1996, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 58 members in total.

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CHILD SUPPORT ACT INCREASED BENEFIT PENALTY

That this House notes that, despite the fact that in about a quarter of new Child Support Agency cases the parent with care claims good cause for refusing to authorise the Agency to pressure the absent parent for maintenance, the Agency rejected 43 per cent. of those claims in the second quarter of 1995-96 and imposed a benefit penalty in 23 per cent. of these cases; notes nevertheless that the Government has increased the benefit penalty from 20 per cent of the income support personal allowance of the parent with care to 40 per cent for 156 weeks which can be extended, leaving a parent with one child ??60.14 a week on which to survive; and considers that this regulation will increase child poverty and render such families destitute and vulnerable to violence and should therefore be reversed.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1147 

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Children Absent parents Child Support Agency Maintenance

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk