Question follow-through · 121544
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) paying and (b) receiving parents use the Child Maintenance Service Collect and Pay service; and how many (i) paying and (ii) receiving parents will move onto that service as a result of pro
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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
- 17 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 26 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) paying and (b) receiving parents use the Child Maintenance Service Collect and Pay service; and how many (i) paying and (ii) receiving parents will move onto that service as a result of pro
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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26 Mar 2026
Answer published
As of the end of September 2025, there were 317,100 Receiving Parents and 303,800 Paying Parents using the Collect & Pay service. It is proposed to reform the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) when Parliamentary time allows to create one streamlined ser...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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