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Child Maintenance Service: Finance

Asked by Jack RankinConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 31 January 2025UIN 25944

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual budget of the Child Maintenance Service was in each year since 2021; and what the forecast budget is for 2025.

Answered by Andrew Western

The table below outlines the Child Maintenance Service budget for each year since 2021, sourced from the CMS Management Accounts.

The budget for 2025/2026 has not yet been finalised and therefore is not included.

Year

21/22

22/23

23/24

24/25

Budget

£117.0m

£108.7m

£116.3m

£106.5m

Note: the budget information does not represent actual spend.

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