Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 38246
Children: Maintenance
Tabled: 13 March 2025
Answered: 21 March 2025
Question
Susan Murray
Liberal Democrat — Mid Dunbartonshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Child Maintenance Service charges parents to use the Collect and Pay system.
Answer
Andrew WesternCollection fees were introduced in 2014, with the objectives of subsidising the cost of the service; encouraging greater parental collaboration and more family-based arrangements; and encouraging compliance.