Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 116568

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 27 February 2026

Answered: 4 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken an impact assessment of the effect of calculating Child Maintenance Service payments on gross income on the financial wellbeing of paying parents in the last five y

Answer

Andrew Western

The child maintenance liability is usually calculated as a percentage of a Paying Parent’s gross weekly income, unless they are on low income or benefits where they pay a flat rate of £7. Income information is taken directly from HM Revenue and Customs fo...

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