Children: Maintenance
(asked on 23rd April 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-resident parents are in maintenance arrears through the Child Maintenance Service; and what amount of money is outstanding in such arrears in Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency.
The number of paying parents with maintenance arrears, and the corresponding amount of money outstanding of such arrears as of December 2017 for both Scotland and the constituency of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath is outlined in the table below.
| Number of paying parents with Maintenance arrears | Amount of Maintenance Arrears (£m) |
Scotland | 8,940 | 13.2 |
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | 240 | 0.3 |
Notes:
- Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.