Children: Maintenance
Commons · Question 18598 · Tabled 9 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Ben Lake
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to enable unearned (a) income and (b) assets be considered in initial Child Maintenance Service calculati
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 12 Dec 2024
The Department has been conducting a review of the child maintenance calculation to make sure it is fit for purpose and reflects today’s social trends. The review will also consider the treatment of unearned income and assets within the automatic calculat...