At GBP280 million (ish) per year for 5500 kids this is a big ticket item that has to be reviewed. One of the few spin offs of JPA has been the ability to compare the list of those claiming CEA with the list of marital Status - hence quite a few very large invoices dropping on door mats.... Those who used to treat it as a right as opposed to something you had to qualify for have had a big shock.