Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 18598

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 9 December 2024

Answered: 12 December 2024

Named Day

Question

Ben Lake

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to enable unearned (a) income and (b) assets be considered in initial Child Maintenance Service calculati

Answer

Andrew Western

The Department has been conducting a review of the child maintenance calculation to make sure it is fit for purpose and reflects today’s social trends. The review will also consider the treatment of unearned income and assets within the automatic calculat...

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