United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 71814
Child Maintenance Service
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29 August 2025
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10 September 2025 · Answer
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10 September 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve enforcement and (b) reduce the number of non-payments for child maintenance.
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29 August 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve enforcement and (b) reduce the number of non-payments for child maintenance.
Source: Commons
10 September 2025
Answer
Most payments where a parent is unwilling to pay are collected regardless, via either a deduction from earning order (DEO) or a deduction from benefit. Only where these options are not available are other mechanisms needed. Nevertheless, the Child Mainten...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/71814
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1828571
- uk · wq-1828571 · source updated 10 September 2025