Question follow-through · 80449

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of how the total value of child maintenance arrears owed in Wiltshire has changed since 2015; and what steps he is taking to reduce the level of arrears.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
10 Oct 2025
Target answer date
14 Oct 2025
Answer
20 Oct 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of how the total value of child maintenance arrears owed in Wiltshire has changed since 2015; and what steps he is taking to reduce the level of arrears.

  2. 14 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The statistical information requested for Wiltshire is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. The Government is dedicated to ensuring parents meet their responsibilities to provide their children with financial support ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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