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Children: Maintenance

Asked by Tom TugendhatConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 98427

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of child maintenance owed is collected within (a) 3, (b) 6 and (c) 12 months of assessment.

Answered by Andrew Western

The Department for Work and Pensions does not currently publish statistics on what proportion of child maintenance owed is collected within (a) 3, (b) 6 and (c) 12 months of assessment. Therefore, the information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

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