PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Children: Maintenance (18 July 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of increases in the cost of living on payments made by non-resident parents.
Asked by:
Alison McGovern (Labour)
Asked by:
Alison McGovern (Labour)
Answer
Child maintenance payments made by the non-resident parent are designed to be fair and affordable whilst ensuring they contribute a significant amount of their income to support any children they no longer live with.
A banding system ensures that the very lowest earners pay a flat rate of £7 per week, and those with no income pay nothing. Those that can afford to make a bigger contribution do so at a rate that reflects what they earn.
Answered by:
Guy Opperman (Conservative)
26 July 2022
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