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Harlow MP calls for urgent debate on Child Support Agency

Harlow MP Robert Halfon has called for an urgent parliamentary debate about the Child Support Agency after slamming the organisation as “incompetent and inefficient” Mr Halfon said he is repeatedly hearing horror stories about the organisation when he holds his regular surgeries.

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He made his demand for an urgent debate when he raised the cases of three constituents who he claimed  have been poorly treated by the CSA.

Mr Halfon said that in one case the CSA is “refusing to pay money that is rightfully owed" after the man was found not to be the father of a child.

Mr Halfon said the situation was causing the man "immense hardship”.

Sir George Young, the Leader of the House of Commons, promised to take up the case.

He said: “I will certainly contact ministers at the Department for Work and Pensions and ask them to pursue the individual case raised.

Sir George added: “We all know from our own casework that the CSA generates a fantastic amount of work. The Government are in the process of reforming the child maintenance system by putting the child first, encouraging parents to come to an agreement about financial support and then providing statutory back-up where that is impossible. We believe that that will be a better system than the one we have at the moment.”

Speaking later, Mr Halfon said: “Time and time again in my surgeries in Harlow, there are examples of the CSA behaving incompetently. Today I raised this with the Government, as many Harlow residents are suffering because of it.

“The CSA is causing them real hardship. The Leader of the House agreed to help, and I hope we can get these cases resolved."


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