United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 126491
Children: Maintenance
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10 April 2026
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27 April 2026 · Answer
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27 April 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing the Child Maintenance Service to issue a deduction from earnings order rather than a deduction of earnings request to HM Paymaster G
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10 April 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing the Child Maintenance Service to issue a deduction from earnings order rather than a deduction of earnings request to HM Paymaster G
Source: Commons
27 April 2026
Answer
Deduction from Earnings Orders (DEO) are applied as a method of payment where the Child Maintenance Service deducts maintenance directly from the Paying Parent’s wages. The DEO is primarily used to enforce payments but can be set up voluntarily. Deduction...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-10/126491
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1898549
- uk · wq-1898549 · source updated 27 April 2026