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Child Maintenance Service

Asked by Susan MurrayLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 25 March 2026UIN 121563

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total operating expenditure of the Child Maintenance Service was in the 2024-25 financial year.

Answered by Andrew Western

The net operating expenditure of the Child Maintenance Service for the financial year 24/25 is £105.7m.

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