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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the Child Maintenance Service's treatment of income from foreign assets held by paying parents.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4918", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sarah Green"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1721528/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>A principle of child maintenance is to increase levels of cooperation between separated parents and encourage parents to meet their responsibilities to provide their children with financial support. Where a family-based child maintenance arrangement is not suitable the Child Maintenance Service offers a statutory scheme for those parents who need it.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government is dedicated to ensuring parents meet their obligations to children and the Child Maintenance Service will do everything within its powers to make sure parents comply. Where parents fail to pay their child maintenance, the Service will not hesitate to use its enforcement powers, including deductions from earnings orders, removal of driving licences, disqualification from holding a passport, and committal to prison. The Service is committed to using these powers fairly and in the best interests of children and separated families.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Statistics on child maintenance arrangements and collections are part of the CMS quarterly statistics published on gov.uk in tables 4, 5 and 6 of the National Tables. The below information is from the latest publication for data up to March 2024.<\/p><p> <\/p><ul><li>In the 12 months up to March 2024 the child maintenance service arranged £1.4 billion child maintenance, an increase from £1.2 billion during the previous 12 months.<\/li><li>61% of all CMS arrangements use Direct Pay, with 37% using Collect and Pay and just over one billion pounds was arranged through the Direct Pay service in the last 12 months (we do not measure the compliance of Paying Parents on the Direct Pay service).<\/li><li>Since March 2023, the percentage of parents paying something towards their maintenance through collect &amp; pay has increased to 69% from 65%.<\/li><li>In the period April 2023 to March 2024 £316.8 million was arranged through the Collect &amp; Pay service:<\/li><\/ul><p>o £224.9 million was paid<\/p><p>o £91.9 million was unpaid<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4918", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sarah Green"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sarah Green"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1718865/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The data provided within table 6 of the Child Maintenance Service <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6601806ff1d3a0666832ac65/national-tables-child-maintenance-service-to-december-2023.ods\" target=\"_blank\">national tables<\/a> is based upon transactional financial data. CMS do not capture geographical data aligned to these transactions and as such it is not possible to apportion this information to geographical regions.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-05-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to table 6 of his Department\u2019s publication entitled Child Maintenance Service statistics: data to December 2023, published on 26 March 2024, how much child maintenance had not been paid and needed to be collected through Collect and Pay in (a) each nation, (b) each region and (c) Newcastle Central constituency as of 31 December 2023.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4124", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chi Onwurah"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1718000/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) takes the issue of domestic abuse extremely seriously and recognises that domestic abuse often continues and can worsen after separation, which can have detrimental impacts on the welfare of children. CMS therefore continues to evolve and make positive changes to the way we deliver our service and to support our case workers.<\/p><p>We have measures in place to ensure victims and survivors of domestic abuse can access and use our services safely.<\/p><p>Of 29,000 new applications to the CMS in the quarter ending December 2023, 56% of applications were exempt from the application fee, largely on the grounds of domestic abuse.<\/p><p>The Department publishes quarterly statistics for the CMS. Latest statistics are available up to <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-december-2023\" target=\"_blank\">December 2023<\/a>. Table 2 of the of the <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6601806ff1d3a0666832ac65/national-tables-child-maintenance-service-to-december-2023.ods\" target=\"_blank\">National tables<\/a> provides the volume of applications and volume of those with an exemption due to domestic abuse for the period 2021-2023.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Quarter of Application<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Application Fee Exemptions due to Domestic Abuse<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Total Application Fee Exemptions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Percentage of Applications with an Exemption<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>[note 1]<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Jan to Mar 2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,500<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,600<\/p><\/td><td><p>58%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Apr to Jun 2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,800<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,900<\/p><\/td><td><p>60%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Jul to Sep 2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,400<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,500<\/p><\/td><td><p>59%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Oct to Dec 2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,600<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,600<\/p><\/td><td><p>60%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Jan to Mar 2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>15,100<\/p><\/td><td><p>15,200<\/p><\/td><td><p>57%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Apr to Jun 2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,300<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,500<\/p><\/td><td><p>55%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Jul to Sep 2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,600<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,900<\/p><\/td><td><p>53%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Oct to Dec 2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>14,700<\/p><\/td><td><p>14,900<\/p><\/td><td><p>55%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Jan to Mar 2023<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,600<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,800<\/p><\/td><td><p>55%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Apr to Jun 2023<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,800<\/p><\/td><td><p>18,100<\/p><\/td><td><p>56%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Jul to Sep 2023<\/p><\/td><td><p>18,500<\/p><\/td><td><p>18,800<\/p><\/td><td><p>54%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Furthermore, in October 2023 the CMS introduced regulations to completely remove the application fee for all families, this came into force on the 26 February 2024.<\/p><p>We are also trialling the use of a single, named case worker team to help ensure victims of domestic abuse are appropriately supported. Evaluation of the trial will inform the future service we offer to survivors of domestic abuse.<\/p><p>CMS have procedures to prevent unwanted contact between parents and provide advice on bank accounts with a centralised sort code so their location cannot be traced. Additionally, CMS can act as an intermediary in Direct Pay cases to facilitate the exchange of bank details, which helps to ensure no personal information is shared between parents.<\/p><p>Further changes, The Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 28 June 2023. On 8 May 2024, the Department published a public consultation<em>, Improving the Collection and Transfer of Payments<\/em>, which follows the Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023. The consultation proposes to remove the Direct Pay service completely, which will go further than the measures set out in the Act and provide the same level of protection for all parents. The consultation closes 31<sup>st<\/sup> July 2024. The Government will then carefully consider the feedback and a response will be published. To find out more information go to: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/child-maintenance-improving-the-collection-and-transfer-of-payments\" target=\"_blank\">Child Maintenance: Improving the collection and transfer of payments - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).<\/a><\/p><p>We support our case workers to deliver our service by ensuring they receive appropriate training and have access to signposting and support that could be utilised to assist survivors of domestic abuse.<\/p><p>Through extensive Stakeholder engagement CMS reviewed their domestic abuse training in 2021. Training was delivered to all case workers to ensure they are equipped to recognise coercive and controlling behaviour and appropriately signpost parents in vulnerable situations. All caseworkers have access to the District Provision Toolkit which contains the most up to date information for signposting to help and support for domestic abuse across England, Scotland, and Wales.<\/p><p>A Domestic Abuse Plan was developed which outlines key steps for caseworkers to follow to ensure victims of domestic abuse are supported.\u202fThis includes advice on contacting the police if the parent is in immediate danger or calling the police on behalf of the parent if requested to do so. Additionally, the plan directs case workers to consider a referral to an Advanced Customer Support Senior Leader if a customer requires further support.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The number of ACSSL cases that have been referred by CMS colleagues, where the referral has been categorised as \u2018domestic abuse\u2019 are as follows:<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>2023*<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>ACSSL Referrals from CMS colleagues categorised as domestic abuse<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>It should be noted that disclosure of domestic abuse does not automatically require an Advanced Customer Support Senior Leader (ACSSL) to become involved in supporting a case. Additionally domestic abuse may be reported at any stage of case, we do not gather data on all cases therefore the information requested on the proportion of referrals is not held, however given ACSSL referrals are very low this is also likely to be very low.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of cases in which domestic abuse was disclosed were referred by the Child Maintenance Service to an Advanced Customer Support Senior Leader in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4466", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Peter Grant"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Peter Grant"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1717559", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1717559/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) has a range of strong enforcement powers that can be used against those who consistently refuse to meet their obligations to provide financial support to their children. These include forcing the sale of property, disqualification from driving or commitment to prison.\u202f\u202f\u202fWe are committed to making the most effective use of these strong enforcement powers and have made a number of improvements to our enforcement processes to make it quicker and more efficient.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Since December 2022, there has been an increase from 65% to 68%, in those paying something towards their maintenance through Collect &amp; Pay.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We have recently concluded a public consultation on proposals to introduce administrative liability orders, which will significantly speed up the process and get money to children quicker, reducing the time it takes to secure an order from 22 weeks to as low as 6 weeks. The Government published their response on 12 February 2024 and will bring forward legislation as soon as possible.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-05-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in securing funds from paying parents.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4653", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Morgan"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Morgan"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1716187", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1716187/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) operates 2 service types: Direct Pay and Collect and Pay. In Direct Pay cases, the CMS provides a maintenance calculation and issues a payment schedule, but the payments are arranged privately between the receiving parent and the paying parent. In Collect and Pay, the CMS collects the maintenance from the paying parent and transfers it to the receiving parent.<\/p><p>Since Direct Pay was introduced, the CMS has made several improvements to how the service operates. The importance of full and on-time maintenance payments is emphasised in all cases and the CMS will notify parents at the start of every case, and at each annual review, what to do if their arrangement breaks down.<\/p><p>The CMS also sends SMS messages to all receiving parents using the Direct Pay service to remind them to contact the CMS if their maintenance arrangement is not working. My Child Maintenance Case, which is a parent\u2019s online service account with the CMS, also reminds parents to check their bank account for receipt of direct payments and encourages digital reporting of any missed payments.<\/p><p>If a Direct Pay arrangement breaks down, the case will be moved to Collect and Pay where the CMS collects the money from the paying parent and transfers it to the receiving parent. Further enforcement action can also be taken if parents continue to fail to pay.<\/p><p>Government takes the issue of domestic abuse extremely seriously and recognises that domestic abuse often continues and can worsen after separation, which can have detrimental impacts on the welfare of children.<\/p><p>The CMS has procedures in place to ensure victims and survivors of domestic abuse can use its services safely. Of 29,000 new applications to the CMS in the quarter ending December 2023, 56% of applications were exempt from the application fee, largely on the grounds of domestic abuse.<\/p><p>The CMS recognises that domestic abuse can take many forms including physical, emotional, or financial abuse, violent or threatening behaviour and coercive control and has procedures in place to ensure domestic abuse cases are handled appropriately.<\/p><p>For parents using the Direct Pay service, the CMS can act as an intermediary to facilitate the exchange of bank details to help ensure there is no unwanted contact between parents and can provide information on how to set up bank accounts with a centralised sort code, which reduces the risk of a parent\u2019s location being traced. CMS caseworkers will also signpost, where needed, to suitable domestic abuse organisations, if domestic abuse is raised or suspected.<\/p><p>The Department publishes quarterly statistics for the CMS. Latest statistics are available up to <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-december-2023\" target=\"_blank\">December 2023<\/a>, with statistics for the number of child maintenance cases moved from collect and pay to direct pay shown in \u2018Table 4: Service Type Changes, Great Britain, October 2015 to December 2023\u2019 of the <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6601806ff1d3a0666832ac65/national-tables-child-maintenance-service-to-december-2023.ods\" target=\"_blank\">National tables<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The information requested in relation to how many child maintenance cases were moved from collect and pay to direct pay where the child maintenance service was aware of domestic abuse in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023, is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p><p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>The Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 28 June 2023 following a Private Members Bill that had full Government support. We announced a consultation early 2024 to seek views on how the CMS collects and transfers maintenance.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>On 8 May, the Department published a public consultation, Improving the Collection and Transfer of Payments, which follows the Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 receiving Royal Assent. The consultation proposes to remove the Direct Pay service completely, which will go further than the measures set out in the Act and provide the same level of protection for all parents.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The consultation closes 31<sup>st<\/sup> July 2024. The Government will then carefully consider the feedback and a response will be published.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>To find out more information go to: Child Maintenance: Improving the collection and transfer of payments - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-05-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many child maintenance cases were moved from collect and pay to direct pay in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4981", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ashley Dalton"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ashley Dalton"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1716188", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1716188/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) operates 2 service types: Direct Pay and Collect and Pay. In Direct Pay cases, the CMS provides a maintenance calculation and issues a payment schedule, but the payments are arranged privately between the receiving parent and the paying parent. In Collect and Pay, the CMS collects the maintenance from the paying parent and transfers it to the receiving parent.<\/p><p>Since Direct Pay was introduced, the CMS has made several improvements to how the service operates. The importance of full and on-time maintenance payments is emphasised in all cases and the CMS will notify parents at the start of every case, and at each annual review, what to do if their arrangement breaks down.<\/p><p>The CMS also sends SMS messages to all receiving parents using the Direct Pay service to remind them to contact the CMS if their maintenance arrangement is not working. My Child Maintenance Case, which is a parent\u2019s online service account with the CMS, also reminds parents to check their bank account for receipt of direct payments and encourages digital reporting of any missed payments.<\/p><p>If a Direct Pay arrangement breaks down, the case will be moved to Collect and Pay where the CMS collects the money from the paying parent and transfers it to the receiving parent. Further enforcement action can also be taken if parents continue to fail to pay.<\/p><p>Government takes the issue of domestic abuse extremely seriously and recognises that domestic abuse often continues and can worsen after separation, which can have detrimental impacts on the welfare of children.<\/p><p>The CMS has procedures in place to ensure victims and survivors of domestic abuse can use its services safely. Of 29,000 new applications to the CMS in the quarter ending December 2023, 56% of applications were exempt from the application fee, largely on the grounds of domestic abuse.<\/p><p>The CMS recognises that domestic abuse can take many forms including physical, emotional, or financial abuse, violent or threatening behaviour and coercive control and has procedures in place to ensure domestic abuse cases are handled appropriately.<\/p><p>For parents using the Direct Pay service, the CMS can act as an intermediary to facilitate the exchange of bank details to help ensure there is no unwanted contact between parents and can provide information on how to set up bank accounts with a centralised sort code, which reduces the risk of a parent\u2019s location being traced. CMS caseworkers will also signpost, where needed, to suitable domestic abuse organisations, if domestic abuse is raised or suspected.<\/p><p>The Department publishes quarterly statistics for the CMS. Latest statistics are available up to <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-december-2023\" target=\"_blank\">December 2023<\/a>, with statistics for the number of child maintenance cases moved from collect and pay to direct pay shown in \u2018Table 4: Service Type Changes, Great Britain, October 2015 to December 2023\u2019 of the <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6601806ff1d3a0666832ac65/national-tables-child-maintenance-service-to-december-2023.ods\" target=\"_blank\">National tables<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The information requested in relation to how many child maintenance cases were moved from collect and pay to direct pay where the child maintenance service was aware of domestic abuse in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023, is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p><p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>The Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 28 June 2023 following a Private Members Bill that had full Government support. We announced a consultation early 2024 to seek views on how the CMS collects and transfers maintenance.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>On 8 May, the Department published a public consultation, Improving the Collection and Transfer of Payments, which follows the Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 receiving Royal Assent. The consultation proposes to remove the Direct Pay service completely, which will go further than the measures set out in the Act and provide the same level of protection for all parents.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The consultation closes 31<sup>st<\/sup> July 2024. The Government will then carefully consider the feedback and a response will be published.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>To find out more information go to: Child Maintenance: Improving the collection and transfer of payments - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1713181/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Table 1<strong> - Percentage of new claims that have been completed within the planned processing timescales by benefit.<\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2016-17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2017-18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018-19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2019-20<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2020-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2021-22<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2022-23<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2023-24<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jobseekers Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>88.6%<\/p><\/td><td><p>86.8%<\/p><\/td><td><p>80.6%<\/p><\/td><td><p>53.1%<\/p><\/td><td><p>82.5%<\/p><\/td><td><p>87.1%<\/p><\/td><td><p>67.8%<\/p><\/td><td><p>58.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Employment and Support Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>84.6%<\/p><\/td><td><p>85.3%<\/p><\/td><td><p>73.3%<\/p><\/td><td><p>96.1%<\/p><\/td><td><p>70.9%<\/p><\/td><td><p>42.5%<\/p><\/td><td><p>47.4%<\/p><\/td><td><p>39.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>State Pension<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>87.9%<\/p><\/td><td><p>73.7%<\/p><\/td><td><p>86.8%<\/p><\/td><td><p>86.7%<\/p><\/td><td><p>76.2%<\/p><\/td><td><p>45.6%<\/p><\/td><td><p>72.0%<\/p><\/td><td><p>96.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pension Credit<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>71.0%<\/p><\/td><td><p>55.2%<\/p><\/td><td><p>53.4%<\/p><\/td><td><p>44.8%<\/p><\/td><td><p>88.2%<\/p><\/td><td><p>74.3%<\/p><\/td><td><p>45.7%<\/p><\/td><td><p>77.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Disability Living Allowance (child)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>96.8%<\/p><\/td><td><p>96.5%<\/p><\/td><td><p>96.2%<\/p><\/td><td><p>91.3%<\/p><\/td><td><p>92.1%<\/p><\/td><td><p>35.6%<\/p><\/td><td><p>4.6%<\/p><\/td><td><p>3.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Personal Independence Payment <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>85.1%<\/p><\/td><td><p>77.2%<\/p><\/td><td><p>72.3%<\/p><\/td><td><p>40.4%<\/p><\/td><td><p>23.0%<\/p><\/td><td><p>6.8%<\/p><\/td><td><p>38.4%<\/p><\/td><td><p>51.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Child Maintenance Service<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>82.8%<\/p><\/td><td><p>87.4%<\/p><\/td><td><p>88.3%<\/p><\/td><td><p>91.6%<\/p><\/td><td><p>84.3%<\/p><\/td><td><p>84.3%<\/p><\/td><td><p>79.4%<\/p><\/td><td><p>79.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Universal Credit<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>80.4%<\/p><\/td><td><p>85.2%<\/p><\/td><td><p>90.9%<\/p><\/td><td><p>85.7%<\/p><\/td><td><p>84.4%<\/p><\/td><td><p>TBC<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Comments to note:<\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><ul><li>Data has been provided for the years 2016-17 to 2023-24 (UC 2018-19 to 2023-24). Previous years requested are not retained centrally and the breakdown by nation and region for services except UC would only be available at a disproportionate cost.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><ul><li>In the spirit of answering the question we have provided table 1 above.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Service Performance Context:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Jobseekers Allowance<\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>From the start of the pandemic until April 2021, JSA claims were subject to easements that meant face-to-face appointment was removed. In April 2021, Claimant Commitments and regular face to face engagement requirements were reintroduced.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Employment and Support Allowance<\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>ESA 2019-20 to 2023-24, the new claim process for New Style Employment and Support Allowance (NSESA) changed. In April 2020 a digital claim was introduced during Covid. Prior to this, as part of the new claim process, a period up to 10 days at beginning was never measured. With the re-designed process all time is included, so it is not possible to make a like-for-like comparison with the new claim process before April 2020.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>State Pension<\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Performance was severely impacted due to the need to repivot resource to other areas, such as Universal Credit, during the global pandemic. In 2021/22, resource was re-deployed to work through the backlogs. Investment in digital services in this area has also aided recovery leading to significant performance improvements in 2023/24.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Pension Credit<\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>2019/20 was impacted by substantial spikes in claims following the BBC decision to remove free TV licences. Uptake in Pension Credit has been encouraged through campaigns and again led to unprecedented claims being received when entitlement was linked to additional Cost of Living payments. This created backlogs and impacted payment timeliness as these were recovered.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p><strong>Disability<\/strong><strong> Living Allowance (Child) <\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><ul><li>Disability Living Allowance ceased in 2013 and is no longer an active benefit, it was replaced by Personal Independence Payment. Disability Living Allowance for Children continues to accept new claims and as such we have responded in respect of this benefit.<\/li><li>Demand for Child DLA has increased in recent years and is significantly higher than pre-pandemic volumes.<\/li><li>During 2020-21 we deferred case renewal activity to focus on processing new claims. Since then the service has had to service both high new claims volumes and the deferred renewal work which has led to longer processing times.<\/li><li>We have increased the numbers of staff working on Child DLA to respond to increase new claims volumes, and clear cases in date order to ensure fair customer service.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p><strong>Personal Independence Payment<\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>PIP performance represents a significant recovery compared to prior periods and the lowest average journey time recorded since 2018 (see <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-statistics-to-january-2024\" target=\"_blank\">published statistics<\/a>)<\/li><li>PIP New Claims demand is significantly higher than pre-Covid levels, despite the devolution of Scottish claims during this period.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Child Maintenance Service<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Child Maintenance Service application volumes have been sharply increasing with CMS receiving more than 50% more in 2023/24 than in 2021/22. This dip in performance over this time can largely be explained by this. More recently, the removal of the Application fee has also resulted in higher volumes.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p><strong>Universal Credit <\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><ul><li>Data has been provided for the years 2018-19 to 2023-24. Detailed data by local areas is available via Stat Xplore within the Universal Credit Published Statistics (<a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics\" target=\"_blank\">Universal Credit statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a>). Previous years requested are not retained centrally or published and the breakdown by nation and region would only be available at a disproportionate cost.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><ul><li>The 2023-24 figures for UC are not available until May as per the Statistics Release schedule.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><ul><li>Planned timescales for all benefits are listed in table 2 below.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p><strong>Table 2: Planned Timescales for new claims (current methodology)<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Jobseekers Allowance<\/p><\/td><td><p>Within 10 working days<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Employment and Support Allowance<\/p><\/td><td><p>Within 10 working days<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>State Pension<\/p><\/td><td><p>Within 20 working days of State Pension entitlement date or 20 working days of Initial date of claim if claiming after entitlement has started.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Pension Credit<\/p><\/td><td><p>Within 50 working days<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Disability Living Allowance (Child)<\/p><\/td><td><p>Within 40 working days<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Personal Independence Payment<\/p><\/td><td><p>Within 75 working days<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Child Maintenance Service<\/p><\/td><td><p>Payment within 12 weeks<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Universal Credit<\/p><\/td><td><p>% Full Payment 1st Assessment Period<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Notes:<\/strong> The planned timescales detailed above relate to those used for the 23/24 financial year. The timescales and methodologies to calculate them have changed over time to reflect new processes, technology and demands on our services.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1700288/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) has a range of enforcement powers at its disposal to ensure parents meet their financial obligations to their children.<\/p><p>These include deductions directly from earnings and bank accounts, using Enforcement Agents (previously known as bailiffs) to take control of goods, forcing the sale of property, removal of driving licence or UK passport or even commitment to prison.<\/p><p>The Child Support (Enforcement) Act received Royal Assent in 2023. This creates a primary power to replace court-based liability orders with administrative orders, which should significantly speed up this key enforcement process.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We have concluded a public consultation to support regulations to implement administrative liability orders. The Government published their response on 12 February 2024.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Secondary legislation is now being developed, which, once implemented, will reduce the process from 22 weeks to as low as 6 weeks.\u202fThis will be brought forward as soon as possible.<\/p>"}
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