Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 106812

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 19 January 2026

Answered: 27 January 2026

Question

Zöe Franklin

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances the Child Maintenance Service ceases to pursue historic child maintenance arrears.

Answer

Andrew Western

The Child Maintenance’s priority is to collect money owed to children who will benefit today, thereby preventing the build-up of arrears on the CMS. The Child Maintenance Service has powers to write off historic Child Support Agency (CSA) and Child Mainte...

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