Alberta Family Support Order Files and Collections 2008-2017

10 years of fiscal year-end snapshots track the Maintenance Enforcement Program and Child Recalculation Program in Alberta. The data provides counts of active files, dependants benefiting, and total dollars collected for maintenance recipients. It originates from the Government of Alberta's open data portal.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in total dollars collected annually to assess program financial impact over the 2008-2017 period
• Compare counts of Maintenance Enforcement Program files versus Child Recalculation Program files to understand caseload composition
• Model the relationship between the number of dependants benefiting and the total dollars collected to evaluate support efficiency

Strengths

• Data covers a consistent 10-year time range from 2008 to 2017
• Provides three distinct fiscal metrics: file counts, beneficiary counts, and monetary collections
• Sourced from the authoritative Government of Alberta

Limitations

• Unknown row count prevents assessment of dataset granularity or completeness
• Data is static and ends in 2017, limiting analysis of recent trends
• Lack of column definitions and sample data obscures data structure and potential variables

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Collection Method

Administrative records compiled at each fiscal year-end

Time Range

2008-2017

Freshness

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Geography

Alberta, Canada