Child Maintenance Service: Fees and Charges
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Child Maintenance Service has received in collection fees from (a) paying and (b) receiving parents in each of the last five years.
Answered by Andrew Western
The table below shows collection fees received in each of the last five years, for which audited figures are available.
Collection fees | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | 2023/2024 |
£000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | |
(a) Paying Parent Collection Fees Received | £34,771 | £34,428 | £38,527 | £41,284 | £48,248 |
(b) Receiving Parent Collection Fees Received | £6,767 | £6,731 | £7,494 | £8,036 | £9,421 |
(a+b) Total Collection Fees Received | £41,538 | £41,159 | £46,021 | £49,319 | £57,669 |
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