Supplementary note from Professor Jonathan
Bradshaw (CS 46)
1. When I was giving evidence I suggested that
about half of the work of the CSA under the new regime would be
to transfer £5 per week from NRP on Income Support to PWC
on Income Support. Chris Pond pointed out that my evidence suggested
that only 30 per cent of NRP were not working. My reply was that
the 30 percent was for all NRP not just those with former partners
on IS. Those with former partners on IS were more likely to be
on IS themselves. But I had not done the work to justify the 50
per cent claim.
2. I have now done a run on our survey. Only
two thirds of the sample knew whether or not their former partner
was on Income Support but 45 per cent of the fathers with partners
known to be on Income Support were unemployed and/or on Income
Support themselves compared to 26 per cent of those known not
to be on Income Support. So not 50 per cent but close!
3. I think that this ties in with CSA evidence
that over half (you need to check the actual percentage) of those
assessed are nil assessments. Presumably they will now be £5
cases.
September 1999
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