Child maintenance: Challenging the undeclared income of paying parents
How child maintenance is calculated and what to do if a paying parent is suspected of not declaring their true income.

At 2.30 pm on 23 July 2019 there will be a Westminster Hall debate on the effectiveness of the child maintenance service. This debate will be led by Martyn Day MP
Effectiveness of the child maintenance service (261 KB , PDF)
The library has produced a debate pack ahead of this debate. This debate pack gives an overview of the child maintenance service as well as some general statistics around caseload, compliance and enforcement, appeals and arrears. This debate pack also highlights relevant briefing papers related to child maintenance.
Effectiveness of the child maintenance service (261 KB , PDF)
How child maintenance is calculated and what to do if a paying parent is suspected of not declaring their true income.
Commons Library publications on the rising cost of living in the UK, including cause of inflation, the effect on households, and Government support.
This dashboard has statistics on Universal Credit by constituency in Great Britain, including the Library's estimate of how far caseload rollout has progressed.