Question follow-through · 29343
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Child Maintenance Service takes action against people committing fraud by hiding assets in order to avoid paying child maintenance.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 5 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 10 Feb 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Child Maintenance Service takes action against people committing fraud by hiding assets in order to avoid paying child maintenance.
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Feb 2025
Answer published
Most parents pay some or all their maintenance liability without issue however, the Child Maintenance Service is aware of a small number of parents whose maintenance liability is inconsistent with their financial resources, usually because they can choose...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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