Children: Maintenance
Commons · Question 119536 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Ranger
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review how shared care arrangements are reflected in the child maintenance and benefits systems for separated parents; and what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 23 Mar 2026
The Government recognises that shared care arrangements can play an important role in supporting children to maintain relationships with both parents after separation. In the child maintenance system, shared care is reflected in the maintenance calculatio...