Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 114960
Children: Maintenance
Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 13 March 2026
Question
Sam Rushworth
Labour — Bishop Auckland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many paying parents were newly recorded as being in arrears by the Child Maintenance Service in each of the last 24 months.
Answer
Andrew WesternThe information requested is not readily available and providing it would incur disproportionate cost. The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) will do everything within its powers to make sure parents comply. Where parents fail to take responsibility for payi...
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