Jess Phillips

Jess Phillips

Labour — Birmingham Yardley

Speaking in the House of Commons on 23 March 2026

Debate

Financial Abuse

Contribution

It is not unusual to hear of such cases, and that is why the Department for Work and Pensions sits on the interministerial group on violence against women and girls. The VAWG strategy commits to removing direct pay, which will enable the Child Maintenance Service to manage and transfer payments, preventing the system from being used as a tool of abuse, which has in the past had fatal consequences.

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