Children: Maintenance
Commons · Question 121967 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the past year what has the average time been for the Child Maintenance Service to obtain a verified address for a paying parent once a caseworker identifies that one is missing; and what processes ar
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 26 Mar 2026
The Government is committed to ensuring parents meet their financial obligations to their children. Where a paying parent fails to take responsibility for paying their child maintenance and cannot be traced, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) will take i...