Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill
An overview of the progress of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill through the House of Commons prior to report stage.

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)
An overview of the progress of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill through the House of Commons prior to report stage.
Benefits increase yearly but due to time lags with the way they are calculated (based on inflation), claimants can end up with less money in real terms.
The High Income Child Benefit Charge provides for Child Benefit to be clawed back through the tax system from families where the highest earner has an income in excess of a set threshold, now set at £60,000.