Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 105406
Children: Maintenance
Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 21 January 2026
Question
Luke Murphy
Labour — Basingstoke
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Child Maintenance Service formula in cases where the paying parent is the sole earner in a household supporting children with registered (a
Answer
Andrew WesternThe Child Maintenance Service (CMS) formula is calculated on the paying parent’s gross income, the number of qualifying children, overnight care arrangements, and any additional children in their care – known as ‘relevant other children’. The formula does...
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