Written question asked by Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 6 July 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 July 2005. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Monday, 11 July 2005 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Child Support Agency

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of Child Support Agency (CSA) cases in Northern Ireland were being calculated under the new system for CSA payments on 1 July.

Answer: The percentage of child support cases in Northern Ireland being assessed on the new computer system (CS2) under the new rules as of 1 July 2005 is 29.4 per cent. A further 17.7 per cent. are also being processed on the new system. However, these cases have been assessed using ‘old scheme' legislation and will be maintained for a transitional period until such times as Ministers decide to convert all remaining ‘old scheme' cases to the ‘new rules'.

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