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UIN 38248

Children: Maintenance

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13 March 2025

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21 March 2025 · Answer

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Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the average cost difference between the (a) paying and (b) receiving parents for the Child Maintenance Service Collect and Pay service charge.

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  1. 13 March 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the average cost difference between the (a) paying and (b) receiving parents for the Child Maintenance Service Collect and Pay service charge.

    Source: Commons

  2. 21 March 2025

    Answer

    Collection fees only apply to the Collect and Pay service and are intended to provide both parents with an incentive to collaborate, and offset the cost of the scheme. Entry to the service is permitted if either both parents agree to it, or if the paying ...

    Source: Written answer

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