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Children: Maintenance

Commons · Question 24014 · Tabled 14 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 21 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Luke Charters

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Child Maintenance Service is taking to ensure equitable treatment of Armed Forces families.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 21 Jan 2025

The Child Maintenance Service operates on the principle that both parents have financial responsibility for their child, including their food and clothing, as well as contributing towards the associated costs of running the home that the child lives in. C...