Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 121544

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 17 March 2026

Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

Susan Murray

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) paying and (b) receiving parents use the Child Maintenance Service Collect and Pay service; and how many (i) paying and (ii) receiving parents will move onto that service as a result of pro

Answer

Andrew Western

As of the end of September 2025, there were 317,100 Receiving Parents and 303,800 Paying Parents using the Collect & Pay service. It is proposed to reform the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) when Parliamentary time allows to create one streamlined ser...

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