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Written question asked by Angela Crawley (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 29 January 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 31 January 2019. It was answered by Justin Tomlinson (Conservative) on Monday, 4 February 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Children: Maintenance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department takes to assess the income of paying parents who are company directors in child maintenance service cases.

Answer

As company directors are considered to be employed by the company, we use the most recently available income data directly from HMRC to calculate how much child maintenance should be paid. Where company directors receive additional income from dividends, property, savings or other investments, this can be taken into account through an unearned income variation.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
214103
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Children Companies Directors Maintenance
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk