Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 98426

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 9 December 2025

Answered: 18 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Tom Tugendhat

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the total value of child maintenance arrears has been outstanding for (a) under 12 months, (b) 1 to 3 years, (c) 3 to 7 years and (d) more than 7 years.

Answer

Andrew Western

The Department publishes annual accounts for the client funds relating to the statutory child maintenance schemes. The latest accounts for financial year ending 2025 provide relevant figures in Table 1: Analysis of unpaid maintenance by year they originat...

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