Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason there is a difference in the age of a dependent child between the (a) Child Maintenance Service and (b) Student Loans Company; and if she will make a statement.

For Child Maintenance purposes a qualifying child must be aged under 16 or under 20 and in full-time, non-advanced education or approved training. This definition aligns with eligibility for Child Benefit for consistency.