Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 37733
Children: Maintenance
Tabled: 12 March 2025
Answered: 20 March 2025
Question
Patrick Hurley
Labour — Southport
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure equitable treatment of parents with shared custody arrangements by the Child Maintenance Service.
Answer
Andrew WesternThe Child Maintenance Service operates on the principle that both parents have financial responsibility for their child, including their food and clothing, as well as contributing towards the associated costs of running the home that the child lives in. R...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 37733) →