Children: Maintenance

(asked on 6th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, why the Child Maintenance Service allows non-resident parents £2,500 of unearned income that is not factored into payment plans; and whether he plans to review this policy.


Answered by
Caroline Dinenage Portrait
Caroline Dinenage
This question was answered on 12th October 2017

Calculation of a child maintenance liability is based on gross income information provided directly to the Child Maintenance Service by HMRC. Unearned income exceeding £2500 a year is dealt with by HMRC through tax self-assessment The treatment of unearned income for child maintenance purposes is aligned with this for administrative efficiency. We are inviting views on the future treatment of "income" within the recently published Compliance and Arrears Strategy consultation.

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