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UIN 62004

Child Maintenance Service: Fees and Charges

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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23 June 2025

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1 July 2025 · Answer

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1 July 2025

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Child Maintenance Service late payment fees being deducted from maintenance payments on receiving parents and children.

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  1. 23 June 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Child Maintenance Service late payment fees being deducted from maintenance payments on receiving parents and children.

    Source: Commons

  2. 1 July 2025

    Answer

    The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) does not charge late payment fees. It does charge fees to paying parents and receiving parents who are on the Collect and Pay service: twenty per cent on top of the maintenance liability for the paying parent and four p...

    Source: Written answer

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