Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 39269

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 18 March 2025
Answered: 26 March 2025

Question

Richard Tice

Reform UKBoston and Skegness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to review the calculation of child maintenance payments, in the context of the use of gross salaries for assessments; and what assessment she has made of the potentia

Answer

Andrew Western
Information about the paying parent's gross income is taken directly from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for the latest tax year available. This allows calculations to be made quickly and accurately. Any income subject to income tax, including bonuses and ...

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