United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 111492
Children: Maintenance
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6 February 2026
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19 February 2026 · Answer
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19 February 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Child Maintenance Service is able to identify hidden earnings.
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6 February 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Child Maintenance Service is able to identify hidden earnings.
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19 February 2026
Answer
Where a paying parent changes jobs, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) uses real-time information from HMRC where available, to quickly identify new employment and adjust maintenance calculations accordingly. People who are self-employed are required to ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-06/111492
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1879263
- uk · wq-1879263 · source updated 19 February 2026