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New measures to support domestic abuse survivors make child maintenance claims

Victims of domestic abuse will be protected from having direct contact with abusive ex-partners regarding child maintenance under new laws due to be introduced. Parents will be given the choice to allow the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to collect ...

17 Jan 2023 at 06:47

Scotland

Children ‘in poverty’ due to child maintenance failures, charity says

Children are being “left to languish in poverty” due to failures from the Child Maintenance Service (CMS), a charity claims. One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS) has called for a root and branch review of the CMS to ensure children’s legal right to ...

26 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Child maintenance enforcement to be sped up to crack down on shirkers

Enforcement times against parents not paying child maintenance will be slashed from six months to six weeks, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said the reforms will mean parents who ...

11 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Youngsters who should have got child support ‘failed’ by ministers

Children who should have received support payments from separated parents have been failed by ministers, MPs have warned, with concerns the current approach risks further damaging family relationships. A parliamentary committee chairwoman has ...

22 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Life

I’m a single parent, what financial help is available?

Parenting can be tough, even when there’s a team of two wrangling your kids through life. Doing it alone is often tougher. And although it comes with its own joys, there can be more financial strife involved. Handily, there is a lot of help ...

24 Oct 2025 at 09:28

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