A question on #ChildMaintenanceService tabled by Gideon Amos on 17-03-2025 has been answered by Andrew Western.

Heading: Child Maintenance Service
Question ID: 1785526
UIN: 38802
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-17
Asking Member ID: 5250
Asking Member display name: Gideon Amos
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Gideon Amos
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Child Maintenance Service calculation formula for the (a) use of pre-tax earnings from the previous financial year for determining payments
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Date answered: 2025-03-25
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4979
Answering Member display name: Andrew Western
Answering Member handle: andrewhwestern
Answering Member Twitter reference: @andrewhwestern
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Answer text: Information about the paying parent's gross income is taken directly from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for the most recent available full tax year. This allows calculations to be made quickly and accurately. Use of historic income ensures a stable calcul...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true