Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 109845

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 30 January 2026
Answered: 12 February 2026

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many consolatory payments were made to (a) paying and (b) receiving parents by the Child Maintenance Service in each of the last three years.

Answer

Andrew Western
The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.The department hold records of how many consolatory payments were authorised for Child Maintenance Service customers. This information is provided in th...

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