Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 48812
Child Maintenance Service: Fees and Charges
Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 6 May 2025
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the collection charge for receiving parents using the Child Maintenance Service’s Collect and Pay service.
Answer
Andrew WesternA consultation on proposed reforms to the CMS was published by the previous Government on 8 May 2024. This included:removing Direct Pay and managing all CMS cases in one service to allow the CMS to tackle non-compliance faster,exploring views on collectio...
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