Howe many separated families have a child maintenance arrangement?
In 2020 56% of separated families had a child maintenance arrangement according to the Department of Work and Pensions.
In the latest financial year ending 2020 it was also estimated that there are approximately 2.4 million separated families in Great Britain. This is including 3.6 million children in separated families.
In the latest three-year period covering financial years ending 2018 to 2020, the statistics also estimated that:
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Parents With Care in separated families received a total of £2.3 billion annually in child maintenance payments
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89% of Parents With Care were female and under the age of 50
- 86% of Non-Resident Parents were male and 80% were under the age of 50