Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 64472
Child Maintenance Service: Standards
Tabled: 2 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025
Question
Jo Platt
Labour (Co-op) — Leigh and Atherton
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government’s response to the consultation entitled Child Maintenance: Improving the Collection and Transfer of Payments, published on 23 June 2025, what steps she plans to take to
Answer
Andrew WesternThe CMS believes that all parents have an obligation to support their children regardless of their financial situation. The CMS is able to deduct £8.40 a week towards ongoing maintenance or arrears from certain prescribed benefits. When a paying parent is...
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