Written questions

Maintenance: Children

Lords · Question HL4304 · Tabled 22 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) practical, and (2) mental health, support is offered to parents struggling to pay child maintenance.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 3 Feb 2025

The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to ensuring that it delivers a safe service that is sensitive to the needs of all the parents that use it. We recognise that some parents may face difficult circumstances, particularly at a time of separati...