Question follow-through · 63237

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support victims of economic abuse when applying for monies that they are entitled to through the Child Maintenance Service.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
26 Jun 2025
Target answer date
2 Jul 2025
Answer
2 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support victims of economic abuse when applying for monies that they are entitled to through the Child Maintenance Service.

  2. 2 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) takes the issue of domestic abuse extremely seriously and recognises that domestic abuse can take many forms including physical, emotional, or financial abuse, violent or threatening behaviour and coercive control. The ...

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