Question follow-through · 82228
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) the removal of the Direct Pay option and (b) other changes to the Child Maintenance service on the affordability of the system for both parent
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 14 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 21 Oct 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) the removal of the Direct Pay option and (b) other changes to the Child Maintenance service on the affordability of the system for both parent
16 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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21 Oct 2025
Answer published
The proposed reforms to remove Direct Pay could result in around 20,000 fewer children in poverty. The reforms will help ensure children receive the financial support they are entitled to by addressing issues with hidden non-compliance within Direct Pay. ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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