Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 242

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 17 July 2024
Answered: 22 July 2024
Named Day

Question

Sarah Green

Liberal DemocratChesham and Amersham

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the Child Maintenance Service's treatment of income from foreign assets held by paying parents.

Answer

Andrew Western
Income, including income from assets as well as earned income, needs to be declared to the UK tax authorities and subject to UK tax in order to be included in the maintenance calculation. The Government is now considering next steps on the child maintenan...

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