Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there are plans for HM Revenue and Customs to routinely share data on the unearned income of non-resident parents with the Child Maintenance Service as an alternative to the request-led system.

There are no plans for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to routinely provide unearned income information.

HMRC provides information to the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to help in the calculation of child maintenance payments. This is provided on a request basis in line with DWP legislation. HMRC routinely shares earned income information which covers the vast majority of individuals.

HMRC is committed to working with DWP, the CMS and others to improve data flows to best support the calculation and collection of child maintenance.