Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in resolving cases in a timely manner.”
Tabled: 21 April 2026Answered: 27 April 2026
Asked by
Iqbal Mohamed
Independent — Dewsbury and Batley
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Andrew Western)
The CMS publishes several metrics regarding how quickly it responds to parents. In the quarter ending September 2025, on average, 96% of applications were cleared within 12 weeks and 83% of changes of circumstances were cleared within 28 days. Those are targets for the CMS set by the Department.