Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 88375
Children: Maintenance
Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 14 November 2025
Question
Sarah Green
Liberal Democrat — Chesham and Amersham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that child maintenance calculations adequately reflect disparities in parents' earning, regardless of 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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