Children: Maintenance
Commons · Question 106812 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Zöe Franklin
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances the Child Maintenance Service ceases to pursue historic child maintenance arrears.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 27 Jan 2026
The Child Maintenance’s priority is to collect money owed to children who will benefit today, thereby preventing the build-up of arrears on the CMS. The Child Maintenance Service has powers to write off historic Child Support Agency (CSA) and Child Mainte...