Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 9216

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 15 October 2024

Answered: 22 October 2024

Question

Dave Doogan

Scottish National Party — Angus and Perthshire Glens

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking through the Child Maintenance Service to ensure that receiving parents and their children are adequately financially supported when paying parents (a) decide not to return to wo

Answer

Andrew Western

The maintenance calculation is designed to be affordable and sustainable for paying parents, while ensuring they contribute a reasonable amount to support their children. Calculations are based on a percentage of the Paying Parent’s gross weekly income re...

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