Written questions

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...