Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 101415
Children: Maintenance
Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Tom Tugendhat
Conservative — Tonbridge
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Child Maintenance Service delays and errors on child poverty levels and low-income households.
Answer
Andrew WesternWe know that children in separated families are poorer and more likely to live in poverty than those in non-separated families. Child maintenance payments through both statutory and non-statutory arrangements keep approximately 120,000 children out of pov...
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