Children: Maintenance
(asked on 9th June 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money has the Child Maintenance Service received in collection fees from (a) paying and (b) receiving parents in each of the last five years.
Income received from the Child Maintenance Service £20 Application fee for the last 5 years is as follows:
Application Fee | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 |
£m | £m | £m | £m | £m | |
1.510 | 0.972 | 0.749 | 0.610 | 0.703 |
Application fees reduced due to the waiver introduced in cases of Domestic Abuse.
Income received through collection charges for the last 5 years are:
Paying Parent | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 |
20% Collection Charge | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
16.878 | 27.905 | 34.771 | 34.248 | 38.527 |
Receiving Parent | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 |
4% Collection Charge | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
3.241 | 5.430 | 6.767 | 6.695 | 7.494 |