Children: Maintenance
Commons · Question 3502 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Julia Buckley
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in collecting arrears payments.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 9 Sep 2024
The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) always encourages paying parents to pay their maintenance on time, to avoid accrual of arrears. Where a paying parent fails to pay on time or in full, the CMS aims to take immediate action to recover the debt and re-est...