Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 38249
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, what assessment her Department has made of the risk that the Collect and Pay service charge system can be used to place additional financial pressure on the paying parent.
Answer
Andrew WesternAll parents are given the option to use the Direct Pay service, where no fees apply. If a paying parent pays on time and in full on Direct Pay and there is no reason to believe they would be unlikely to pay; they cannot be forced to use the Collect and Pa...
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