Sixth Report - Children in poverty: Child Maintenance Service

Select Committee
Work and Pensions Committee HC 272 27 April 2023
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 31 items (16 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 31 of 31 classified)
Accepted 15
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 7
Deferred 3
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 4
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Recommendations

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16 Accepted in Part
Para 77
Urge Government to analyse maintenance affordability and propose urgent changes within six months.
Recommendation
The unaffordability of maintenance for some parents is causing severe hardship and distress. It also forms a barrier to compliance. Updating maintenance levels and thresholds should therefore be seen as a priority. We recommend the Government completes its analysis of … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government accepts the need to update the child maintenance calculation due to affordability concerns and has begun a fundamental review and updated research, but does not commit to completing this analysis or making proposals within the recommended urgent six-month timeframe.
Department for Work and Pensions
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