PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Children: Maintenance (17 July 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the Child Maintenance Service's treatment of income from foreign assets held by paying parents.
Asked by:
Sarah Green (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Sarah Green (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
Income, including income from assets as well as earned income, needs to be declared to the UK tax authorities and subject to UK tax in order to be included in the maintenance calculation.
The Government is now considering next steps on the child maintenance service.
Answered by:
Andrew Western (Labour)
22 July 2024
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