Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 101760
Children: Maintenance
Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Tom Tugendhat
Conservative — Tonbridge
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of paying parents using (a) cash-based and (b) undeclared income sources to avoid maintenance payments; and what steps the Child Maintenance Service is taking to
Answer
Andrew WesternThe Child Maintenance Service (CMS) focuses on maximising compliance and identifying hidden earnings through measures such as datasharing with HMRC.Information about the paying parent's gross income is taken directly from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for...
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