Children: Maintenance
Commons · Question 96062 · Tabled 1 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Zöe Franklin
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that the Child Maintenance Service has effective mechanisms to prevent high earners from reducing their maintenance liabilities through the diversion of inc
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 11 Dec 2025
The paying parent's (PP) gross income, after occupational or personal pension scheme contributions are deducted, is taken directly from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for the latest tax year available. This is because either pension contributions themselve...