The Latest Breaking News from Child Maintenance Service

DWP announces big changes to the way child maintenance is paid

Plans to protect parents from abusive ex-partners come after coroner calls for reform following the tragic death of Emma Day

Chronicle Live · Feb 1, 2023

New measures to support domestic abuse survivors make child maintenance claims

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The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023

Child maintenance blunders take up half of rulings against DWP after flood of complaints

In one case the Independent Case Examiner looked at, a parent was sent 'threatening letters' demanding more than £23,000 - only for the DWP to realise the parent was actually £3,000 out of pocket

Daily Mirror · Dec 18, 2022

New inquiry into children in poverty and how DWP can improve Child Maintenance Service launches

The estimated proportion of separated families without any child maintenance arrangements in place has risen to 44%.

Daily Record · May 24, 2022

DWP child maintenance service blasted by single parents over delays in payment

A report released by One Parent Families Scotland painted a damning picture of the child maintenance payment service.

Daily Record · Apr 26, 2022

Parents brand Child Maintenance Service 'an absolute joke' and say it's too easy to dodge payments

Mums have told us of ex partners owing thousands of pounds in arrears

Manchester Evening News · Mar 24, 2022

Parents 'left homeless' after DWP doubled their child maintenance payments by mistake

Fathers and mothers report being asked to repay huge sums to the Child Maintenance Service that they say are undeserved, with many also reporting huge arrears bills they do not owe

Daily Mirror · Mar 21, 2022

How much child maintenance to pay as Government signals changes

The Child Maintenance Service will now be expanded to help the service trace the paying parent

Nottingham Post · Mar 21, 2022

How much child maintenance should be paid as Government announces changes

The UK Government has announced the introduction of new powers for the Child Maintenance Service (CMS)

Chronicle Live · Mar 15, 2022

New changes to Child Maintenance Service will see more children benefit from financial support

Child maintenance payments help lift around 120,000 children across the UK out of poverty each year.

Daily Record · Mar 15, 2022