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Child Support Agency statistics

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 28 August 2013
• Last updated: 7 June 2017, see all updates

Statistics on the Child Support Agency's 1993 and 2003 statutory child maintenance schemes and CSA case closures.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for the child maintenance system in Great Britain. It funds information and support for separating parents and runs the statutory child maintenance schemes, currently operated through the Child Support Agency (CSA) and the Child Maintenance Service (CMS).

There is contact information and more about DWP statistics on the Statistics at DWP page.

Quarterly summary statistics

These publications cover the 1993 and 2003 statutory child maintenance schemes.

1. Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: March 2017

   • 24 May 2017
   • National Statistics

2. Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: December 2016

   • 22 February 2017
   • National Statistics

3. Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: September 2016

   • 30 November 2016
   • National Statistics

4. Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: June 2016

   • 31 August 2016
   • National Statistics

5. Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: March 2016

   • 13 June 2016
   • National Statistics

6. Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: December 2015

   • 24 February 2016
   • National Statistics

7. Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: September 2015

   • 25 November 2015
   • National Statistics

8. Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: June 2015

   • 7 September 2015
   • National Statistics

9. Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: March 2015

   • 27 May 2015
   • National Statistics

10. Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: December 2014

    • 18 February 2015
    • National Statistics

11. Child Support Agency quarterly summary statistics: September 2014

    • 28 November 2014
    • National Statistics

12. Child Support Agency quarterly summary statistics: June 2014

    • 2 December 2014
    • National Statistics

13. Child Support Agency quarterly summary statistics: March 2014

    • 2 December 2014
    • National Statistics

14. Child Support Agency quarterly summary statistics: December 2013

    • 2 December 2014
    • National Statistics

15. Child Support Agency quarterly summary statistics: September 2013

    • 20 November 2013
    • National Statistics

16. Child Support Agency quarterly summary statistics: June 2013

    • 20 November 2013
    • National Statistics

17. Child Support Agency quarterly summary statistics: March 2013

    • 15 May 2013
    • National Statistics

18. Child Support Agency quarterly summary statistics: December 2012

    • 1 December 2012
    • National Statistics

19. Child Support Agency quarterly summary statistics: September 2012

    • 14 November 2012
    • National Statistics

20. Child Support Agency quarterly summary statistics: June 2012

    • 22 August 2012
    • National Statistics

21. Child Support Agency quarterly summary statistics: March 2012

    • 25 April 2012
    • National Statistics

22. Child Support Agency quarterly summary statistics: December 2011

    • 25 January 2012
    • National Statistics

Background information and methodology

1. Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics for Great Britain: background information and methodology

   • 31 August 2016
   • National Statistics

Quarterly summary statistics: policies and methodology

We’ve published details of our policies and methodology related to the CSA QSS for pre-December 2013 and post December 2013 separately below.

In December 2013 some of the methodologies used to produce the CSA QSS changed.

1. Child Support Agency quarterly summary statistics: policy and methodology pre-December 2013

   • 26 February 2014
   • National Statistics

2. Child Support Agency quarterly summary statistics: policy and methodology post-December 2013

   • 26 February 2014
   • National Statistics

Quarterly summary statistics: consultations

We ran a consultation on proposed changes to methodology and a response to this was published on 19 September 2013.

An earlier consultation was published in 2009. This is available on the National Archive.

1. Changes to the Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics

   • 19 September 2013
   • Consultation outcome

CSA case closure statistics

Quarterly experimental statistics on the progress of Child Support Agency (CSA) case closures.

1. Child Support Agency case closures: June 2014 to March 2017

   • 7 June 2017
   • Official Statistics

2. Child Support Agency case closures: June 2014 to December 2016

   • 19 April 2017
   • Official Statistics

3. Child Support Agency case closures: June 2014 to September 2016

   • 8 February 2017
   • Official Statistics

4. Child Support Agency case closures: June 2014 to June 2016

   • 2 November 2016
   • Official Statistics

5. Child Support Agency case closures: June 2014 to March 2016

   • 3 August 2016
   • Official Statistics

6. Child Support Agency case closures: June 2014 to December 2015

   • 11 May 2016
   • Official Statistics

2012 child maintenance scheme statistics

Experimental Statistics on the 2012 scheme are published separately.

The publication below provides details on the strategy for the publication of information about the 2012 scheme.

1. Publication strategy for the 2012 scheme administered by the Child Maintenance Service

   • 30 November 2016
   • Guidance

Document information

Published: 28 August 2013

Updated: 7 June 2017

+ full page history

1. 7 June 2017 Added CSA case closure statistics (data to March 2017).
2. 24 May 2017 Added 'Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: March 2017'.
3. 19 April 2017 Published CSA case closure statistics (data to December 2016).
4. 22 February 2017 Added 'Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: December 2016'.
5. 30 November 2016 Published CSA case closure statistics (data to September 2016).
6. 2 November 2016 Published CSA case closure statistics (data to June 2016).
7. 31 August 2016 Published 'Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: June 2016' and added link to background information and methodology document.
8. 3 August 2016 Published CSA case closure statistics (data to March 2016).
9. 25 May 2016 Published 'Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: March 2016'.
10. 11 May 2016 Published CSA case closure statistics (data to to December 2015).
11. 24 February 2016 Published 'Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: December 2015'.
12. 25 November 2015 Published 'Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: September 2015'.
13. 19 August 2015 Published latest statistics with data to June 2015.
14. 27 May 2015 Published latest statistics with data to March 2015.
15. 18 February 2015 Published latest statistics with data to December 2014.
16. 26 November 2014 Published latest statistics with data to September 2014.
17. 27 August 2014 Published latest statistics with data to June 2014.
18. 28 May 2014 Published CSA quarterly summary statistics May 2014, with information to March 2014.
19. 4 March 2014 A new version of the quarterly summary of statistics published on 26 Feb 2014 has been replaced due to revisions to the commentary supporting table 18 and to table 21.
20. 26 February 2014 CSA quarterly summary statistics February 2014 with information to December 2013 published.
21. 20 November 2013 November Quarterly statistics summary published
22. 28 October 2013 Details of a November ad hoc statistical release added.
23. 28 August 2013 First published.

From: Department for Work and Pensions