Child Maintenance Service – Survey of Direct Pay Clients

The DWP operates the statutory child maintenance scheme (administered by the recently launched Child Maintenance Service (CMS) and the Child Support Agency (CSA)) and funds Child Maintenance Options, a service which provides information and support for separating parents. The Government is committed to helping parents (both the receiving parent and paying parent) 1 to take responsibility for their children, and strengthening and supporting families is one of its key priorities. The Government’s view is that a par...