Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 28070
Social Security Benefits: Deductions
Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 11 February 2025
Question
Andy McDonald
Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that direct deduction orders do not leave people in relative poverty.
Answer
Andrew WesternThe Child Maintenance Service (CMS) encourages paying parents to pay their maintenance on time in order to avoid accrual of arrears. Where a paying parent fails to pay on time or in full, the Service is committed to using its wide-ranging enforcement powe...
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