United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 64472
Child Maintenance Service: Standards
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2 July 2025
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10 July 2025 · Answer
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10 July 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government’s response to the consultation entitled Child Maintenance: Improving the Collection and Transfer of Payments, published on 23 June 2025, what steps she plans to take to
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2 July 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government’s response to the consultation entitled Child Maintenance: Improving the Collection and Transfer of Payments, published on 23 June 2025, what steps she plans to take to
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10 July 2025
Answer
The CMS believes that all parents have an obligation to support their children regardless of their financial situation. The CMS is able to deduct £8.40 a week towards ongoing maintenance or arrears from certain prescribed benefits. When a paying parent is...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-02/64472
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1818698
- uk · wq-1818698 · source updated 10 July 2025