Official Statistics

Separated families statistics: April 2014 to March 2021 (experimental)

Statistics on separated families and their child maintenance arrangements.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 31 March 2022

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Separated families statistics: April 2014 to March 2021 (experimental)

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The latest release of these statistics can be found in the collection of Separated families statistics.

These statistics provide estimates of the following:

• the total number of separated families in Great Britain and the number of children in those families
• the proportion of separated families with child maintenance arrangements and whether this arrangement is statutory or non-statutory
• the total amount of child maintenance received by Parents With Care, by arrangement type
• the net impact of child maintenance payments on the number of children in low income households
• characteristics of separated parents and the impacts of child maintenance payments on where their households are represented in the income distribution 

Published 31 March 2022