Children’s charity backs damning report into ‘failing’ CSA

A leading children’s charity today backed the conclusions of a damning National Audit Office report into the Child Support Agency (CSA).

The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) said the Agency had failed to deliver for the poorest children.

CPAG’s Chief Executive Kate Green said:

“The CSA has failed in the task it was set up to achieve, namely delivering support for children. This failure has caused hardship and distress for many of the poorest families, with too many parents still not getting maintenance payments for their children.

“There is no magic bullet solution to the CSA’s problems, but we hope that the Henshaw review next month will recommend a way forward with a system that starts to deliver for those in greatest need.”

Notes to Editors:

1. Download CPAG’s submission to Sir David Henshaw’s review of the Child Support Agency (74 KB PDF)

For further information from CPAG please contact:
Alex Belardinelli
CPAG Press Officer
Tel. 020 7812 5216 or 07816 909302
abelardinelli@cpag.org.uk