Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 87082
Children: Maintenance
Tabled: 31 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025
Question
James Wild
Conservative — North West Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has recently made an assessment of the adequacy of the approach to child maintenance for parents without custody arrangements.
Answer
Andrew WesternThe Child Maintenance Service (CMS) 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...
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