Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs (SMEP)

Payment collection rate of maintenance enforcement case, proportion

Payment collection rate refers to total amounts received, over a given period of time, divided by total amounts due over the same time period. A rate of 100% would mean the amount received equalled the amount due.

Maintenance enforcement case refers to a case that is registered involving one payer and one recipient and the financial obligations that are being monitored/enforced by the program (MEP). The program processes payments, monitors and enforces cases in order to ensure that recipients receive their payments of child and spousal support.

The data for this variable are reported using the following measurements:

• Percentage