Written question asked by Parmjit Dhanda (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 December 2004. It was answered by Chris Pond (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 December 2004 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to assist parents who are financially worse off as a result of the delay in migration of Child Support Agency cases from the old to the new system.

Answer: Mr. Dhanda: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking to assist parents who are financially worse off as a result of the delay in migration of Child Support Agency cases from the old to the new system. [205923] Mr. Pond: We have always made it clear that old scheme cases will not be transferred to the new scheme until we are sure that the new arrangements are working well. Money continues to flow under the old scheme to children. We believe it is better to ensure that this flow of money continues rather than put at risk these cases by bringing them across before we are sure that the new system is robust.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 205923; 428 c1724W;428 c1721W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Databases Administrative delays Child Support Agency Finance ICT Parents
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk