United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 101415
Children: Maintenance
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18 December 2025
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6 January 2026 · Answer
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6 January 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Child Maintenance Service delays and errors on child poverty levels and low-income households.
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18 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Child Maintenance Service delays and errors on child poverty levels and low-income households.
Source: Commons
6 January 2026
Answer
We know that children in separated families are poorer and more likely to live in poverty than those in non-separated families. Child maintenance payments through both statutory and non-statutory arrangements keep approximately 120,000 children out of pov...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-18/101415
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1865913
- uk · wq-1865913 · source updated 6 January 2026