Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 114962

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Dr Sam Rushworth

LabourBishop Auckland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of payments were made through the Child Maintenance Service collect and pay system in each of the last three years.

Answer

Andrew Western
The Department regularly publishes Child Maintenance Service official statistics, with the latest statistics available to September 2025, and detailed quarterly statistics on the number of CMS Arrangements available on Stat-Xplore.The table CMS Arrangemen...

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