Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 45924

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Saqib Bhatti

ConservativeMeriden and Solihull East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason child maintenance arrears are not offset against the amount owed by a paying parent after they have moved from being a receiving parent.

Answer

Andrew Western
The Child Maintenance Service is dedicated to ensuring parents meet their obligations to children and will do everything to encourage cooperation between separated parents and encourage parents to meet their responsibilities to provide their children with...

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