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Child support payments up

More than four in five separated parents now pay to support their children through the Child Support Agency, compared to just two out of five three years ago, Work and Pensions Minister Steve Webb will say later.

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Child support payments 'up to 81%'

More than four in five separated parents are now paying to support their children through the Child Support Agency, compared to just two out of three five years ago, the Work and Pensions minister Steve Webb said.

Government figures on child support payment suggest the number of separated parents paying has went up 20% over the past five years. Credit: PA

81.% of separated parents now pay child maintenance to their former partners, a rise of almost 20% in five years.

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