Ninth Report - Child Maintenance

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 255 22 June 2022
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 36 items (29 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 30 of 36 classified)
Accepted 14
Accepted in Part 2
Deferred 2
Rejected 12
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Recommendations

2 results
10 Accepted in Part
Take-up of the Department’s CMS scheme is substantially lower than it expected.
Recommendation
Take-up of the Department’s CMS scheme is substantially lower than it expected. The Department estimated that 18% of separated families used the CMS scheme in 2019– 20, compared to its expectation of 33% by 2019.14 In 2021, the Department found … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government introduced a new digital service that has increased applications and will regularly assess the impact on the caseload rather than develop a specific action plan. They are also developing referral processes within the Universal Credit programme and a communication programme to promote its benefits.
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11 Accepted in Part
The Department told us that it “absolutely” wanted parents who were not receiving maintenance because...
Recommendation
The Department told us that it “absolutely” wanted parents who were not receiving maintenance because the other parent was not willing to pay to feel that they can come to the Child Maintenance Service and that it will support them. … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government introduced a new digital service that has increased applications and will regularly assess the impact on the caseload rather than develop a specific action plan. They are also developing referral processes within the Universal Credit programme and a communication programme to promote its benefits.
HM Treasury
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