Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 13633

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 11 November 2024
Answered: 13 November 2024

Question

Chris Bloore

LabourRedditch

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to abolish all Child Maintenance Service for parents with care who are victim-survivors of domestic abuse.

Answer

Andrew Western
The Department has recently concluded a public consultation on policy changes. This included proposals to remove the Direct Pay service (where parents pay each other directly) and managing all CMS cases in one service to allow the CMS to tackle non-compli...

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