Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 121548

Children: Maintenance

Tabled: 17 March 2026

Answered: 7 April 2026

Question

Susan Murray

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average annual amount of child maintenance paid through the Child Maintenance Service was in the most recent year for which figures are available.

Answer

Andrew Western

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.The department publishes Child Maintenance Service official statistics every three months, with section 8 of the latest bulletin showing that £84.4 mill...

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