Children: Maintenance
2026-06-24 · Department for Work and Pensions · 13270 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of whether the child maintenance calculation accurately reflects the costs incurred by the parent with primary day-to-day responsibility for a child.
Answer
The child maintenance calculation amount is usually calculated as a percentage of the paying parent's gross income and sourced directly from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for the latest tax year available. That calculation can be adjusted to reflect certa...