Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 23595

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 13 January 2025
Answered: 21 January 2025

Question

Richard Tice

Reform UKBoston and Skegness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the costs to the Child Maintenance Service are of the (a) supervision and (b) processing of (i) Direct Pay and (ii) Collect and Pay arrangements.

Answer

Andrew Western
The cost of running the Child Maintenance Service is not separated between a) supervision and (b) processing of (i) Direct Pay and (ii) Collect and Pay arrangements, therefore, the information requested is not held.