Data released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed that 56% of separated families have child maintenance arrangements in place.
At the financial year end of 2020, it is estimated that:
- There were 2.4 million separated families in Great Britain included 3.6 million children in separated families
- 56% of separated families had a child maintenance arrangement.
In the latest three-year period covering financial years ending 2018 to 2020, it is estimated that, parents with care in separated families received a total of £2.3 billion annually in child maintenance payments.
More information about the data released by DWP is available here.
