Premature conversion to the new CSA scheme - A loophole that may thwart government policy

by Barry Pearson

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Premature conversion to the new CSA scheme

A loophole that may thwart government policy

by Barry Pearson

16th February 2003

Contents   Summary   Introduction     Presentation style     The situations examined in this paper   Case study 1: £0 assessment, but £5 calculation   Case study 2: Fairly average examples with 2 or 3 children   Case study 3: High housing cost   Case study 4: Higher caps under the new scheme   Appendix A - Government intentions     Evidence given to the Select Committee     Government's response to the report     Parliamentary debate     Legislation   Appendix B - useful comparisons between the schemes     The effect of multiple children     The effect of high housing costs References   Downloads (to obtain this paper in Word or Acrobat format)   Covering letter to Doug Smith, CEO of the CSA   Covering letter to Baroness Hollis, Minister for Child Support (etc)   Responding letter from Doug Smith, CEO of the CSA   Debate in Parliament   The Child Support (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2000 (regulation 28)

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