Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 45714

Child Maintenance Service

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Suella Braverman

Reform UK — Fareham and Waterlooville

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the Child Maintenance Service’s ability to secure outstanding loans.

Answer

Andrew Western
The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) does not provide loans. The CMS encourage paying parents to pay their maintenance on time and in full to avoid accrual of arrears. Where a paying parent fails to pay child maintenance on time or in full, the CMS aims to...
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