"Children First" & Second Family Children: Analysis of the issues and options

by Barry Pearson

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"Children First" & Second Family Children:

Analysis of the issues and options

by Barry Pearson

11th September 1998

"Children First" was the consultation paper for CSA Reform, which posed options for 2nd family children. ("PWC" = parent with care. "NRP" = non-resident parent.)

Commentary in 2002

Contents   Summary   Scope   Discussion & conclusions     The approach used here     Balanced Expected Spending     Conclusions from the Examples     Examination of 2nd family options   Examples of household cash flows     Examples 1: NRP earns consistent income (say £300)     Examples 2: NRP on low pay or no pay     Examples 3: Difficult cases   Appendices     Appendix A: Benefits     Appendix B: International experience References   Downloads (to obtain this paper in Word or Acrobat format)   "Children First" Green Paper for CSA Reform (July 1998)   "Children First" & Sharing of Care: Problems with the proposed formula, and a revised proposal Barry Pearson 1998   House of Commons Research Paper 98/79 - "Child Benefit"

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