Children: Maintenance
Commons · Question 74484 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the current Child Maintenance Service income-based model on middle-income paying parents.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 10 Sep 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. F...