Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 80061

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Samantha Niblett

LabourSouth Derbyshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Child Maintenance Service is taking to support paying parents with intermittent long-term disabilities.

Answer

Andrew Western
The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to ensuring it delivers a safe service which is sensitive to the needs of all customers that use it. In line with the Equality Act 2010, DWP staff from all areas of the department have a legal duty to make ...

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