Asked by: Peter Grant (Scottish National Party - Glenrothes)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to resolve as soon as possible the problems with the computer system which writes off CSA debt.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Whilst some Child Support Agency (CSA) debt was automatically written-off in the main, once representation has taken place, where write off is appropriate, this is a manual process.
The majority of the CSA debt write off has been completed and CSA systems (CSCS and CS2) have now been decommissioned.
The write off process for CSA debt held on Child Maintenance System is ongoing and we are not aware of any issues with this process.
Asked by: Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the estimated £90 million savings between 2017 and 2023 from decommissioning CSA computer systems are planned to be used; and what proportion of those savings are planned to be reinvested in the Child Maintenance Service.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
We will reinvest the savings into DWP spending, allowing DWP to focus on the more efficient and effective Child Maintenance Service.
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's proposed deadline is for closing the 1993 and 2003 Child Support Agency IT system.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The closure of existing child maintenance cases on the 1993 and 2003 schemes is proceeding as planned. The timetable for the closure of the underlying 1993 and 2003 child support IT systems is currently under consideration.