Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 74484

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the current Child Maintenance Service income-based model on middle-income paying parents.

Answer

Andrew Western
The 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. F...
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