Written questions

Children: Maintenance

Commons · Question 109845 · Tabled 30 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 12 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many consolatory payments were made to (a) paying and (b) receiving parents by the Child Maintenance Service in each of the last three years.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 12 Feb 2026

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.The department hold records of how many consolatory payments were authorised for Child Maintenance Service customers. This information is provided in th...