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Dept of Social Security;Child Support Agency

Answer

Ms Lynne: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for each month since April 1995 the number of deduction of earnings orders (a) imposed by the Child Support Agency, (b) in force at the end of each month and (c) lifted each month. [21467] Mr. Andrew Mitchell: The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive, Miss Ann Chant CB. She will write to the hon. Member. Letter from Miss Ann Chant CB to Ms Liz Lynne, dated 21 March 1997: I am replying to your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about Child Support Agency deduction from earnings orders. Not all of the requested information is readily available. I have attached a table showing a monthly breakdown since April 1995 of the number of new deduction from earnings orders issued. I hope this is helpful. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of DEOs issued April 1995 2,384 May 1995 3,516 June 1995 3,357 July 1995 3,851 August 1995 4,861 September 1995 4,097 October 1995 4,934 November 1995 6,703 December 1995 4,174 January 1996 5,400 February 1996 5,360 March 1996 4,294 Total 1995-96 52,931 April 1996 3,416 May 1996 3,806 June 1996 4,218 July 1996 4,100 August 1996 4,667 September 1996 5,077 October 1996 5,166 November 1996 6,767 December 1996 4,287 January 1997 6,310 February 1997 5,077 Total April 1996 to February 1997 52,891 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

21467; 292 c1015W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Child Support Agency Attachment of earnings Maintenance

Contains statistics

Yes