Children: Maintenance
Commons · Question 7621 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the level of the 25 per cent threshold applied to changes in income for recalculating child maintenance liability.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 25 Jun 2026
Currently, where a paying parent's income is at least 25% different than the figure obtained from HM Revenue and Customs or no figure is available, the Child Maintenance Service will consider whether the liability should be based on the parent's current i...