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 ...