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Children: Maintenance

Commons · Question 95905 · Tabled 1 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Jas Athwal

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure timely chid maintenance payments for single parents.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 9 Dec 2025

Children in separated and single-parent families are statistically more likely to experience poverty compared to those in non-separated families. Through both statutory and non-statutory arrangements, Child Maintenance payments currently help keep around ...