Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 20450

Child Maintenance Service

Tabled: 16 December 2024

Answered: 19 December 2024

Question

Graeme Downie

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the formula used by the Child Maintenance Service to calculate the Flat Rate of child maintenance.

Answer

Andrew Western

The Child Maintenance Service believes that both parents have a financial responsibility to contribute towards the cost of bringing up their child, regardless of their financial situation.The level of flat rate maintenance for non-resident parents was las...

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