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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 July 2026, to Question 18022, on Council Tax: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, whether an assessment has been made of the impact of potential increases in council tax on levels of council...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 July 2026, to Question 18022, on Council Tax: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, whether an assessment has been made of the impact of potential increases in council tax on levels of council...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the value of child maintenance arrears that the Child Maintenance Service has been unable to recover in each of the last five years; and what steps he is taking to improve recovery of those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the value of child maintenance arrears that the Child Maintenance Service has been unable to recover in each of the last five years; and what steps he is taking to improve recovery of those...
DWP publishes Child Maintenance Service official statistics every three months. Table 4 of the latest national tables shows the amount of unpaid maintenance due through Collect and Pay in each quarter from January 2015 to March 2026, while table 5 shows the cumulative amount due since the CMS began and the proportion remaining unpaid. 7% of the total maintenance due through Collect and Pay since the CMS began remains to be collected. All arrears are treated as collectable unless the receiving parent and/ or child in Scotland, asks CMS to cease action, or in limited circumstances where recovery is not possible.
As arrears are not owed to the Department but to the receiving parent, CMS does not classify debt as uncollectable and has not estimated the value of arrears that cannot be recovered.
CMS continues to pursue unpaid maintenance of all ages and takes enforcement action where appropriate based on a paying parent's ability to pay, which may vary over time. To improve recovery of arrears, CMS uses all available enforcement powers where necessary, including action through Service partners such as Enforcement Agents and, if necessary, to initiate sanctions through HMCTS to secure payment of outstanding child maintenance and ensure children receive the financial support to which they are entitled.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Child Maintenance Service takes to (a) recover historic arrears owed to a parent by a paying parent who has since become the receiving parent and (b) resolve cases where a parent is required to make new payments...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Child Maintenance Service takes to (a) recover historic arrears owed to a parent by a paying parent who has since become the receiving parent and (b) resolve cases where a parent is required to make new payments...
The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) will continue to pursue historic child maintenance arrears where appropriate, including where a parent who owes arrears has subsequently become the receiving parent in another case. Depending on the circumstances, CMS may seek repayment through voluntary arrangements or the use of its statutory collection and enforcement powers.
In cases where a parent is required to make payments through Collect and Pay while arrears remain owed to them by the other parent, CMS may consider the use of offsetting. Offsetting allows child maintenance payments and arrears to be adjusted in specified circumstances, including where one parent is making ongoing payments to a parent who owes them arrears.
Where offsetting is not appropriate or cannot be applied, CMS will manage the current maintenance liability and the outstanding arrears separately, while continuing to pursue recovery of the arrears and taking account of the welfare of any children affected.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service's use of its enforcement powers in recovering unpaid child maintenance; and what steps he is taking to ensure that parents with substantial arrears cannot avoid payment for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service's use of its enforcement powers in recovering unpaid child maintenance; and what steps he is taking to ensure that parents with substantial arrears cannot avoid payment for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) compensation and (b) redress is available to landlords who incur rent arrears as a result of (i) delays and (ii) administrative errors in implementing Managed Payments to Landlords.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) compensation and (b) redress is available to landlords who incur rent arrears as a result of (i) delays and (ii) administrative errors in implementing Managed Payments to Landlords.
Where it is considered to be in the claimant’s best interests, those who are vulnerable or who have accumulated arrears may have their rent payments sent direct to their landlords. Rent is a contractual agreement between a tenant and their landlord, which DWP is not party to. These administrative arrangements do not interfere with that contractual relationship and the tenant remains responsible for meeting their rental liabilities.
In general, there is no compensation available to landlords if errors or delays lead to arrears of rent as this would absolve them and the claimant of their responsibilities. The landlord remains responsible for pursuing any rent arrears in the normal way.
In cases of maladministration the Department may consider redress which may take the form of an apology, an explanation of what happened and what has been done to rectify matters or corrective action. In cases where an individual landlord is personally engaged in the management of their property(ies) and in the administration of their tenants’ rents and maladministration has caused an injustice or hardship, financial redress can be considered. Such payments are non-statutory and discretionary.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to Collection rates for Council Tax and non-domestic rates in England, 2025 to 2026, published on 24 June 2026, what analysis he has undertaken into the reasons for the (a) fall in council tax collection rates, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to Collection rates for Council Tax and non-domestic rates in England, 2025 to 2026, published on 24 June 2026, what analysis he has undertaken into the reasons for the (a) fall in council tax collection rates, (b)...
Collection rates for both council tax and business rates remain high. Collection rates in England were at 95.6% for council tax and 96.8% for business rates in the 2025-2026 financial year. Small fluctuations in collection rates for council tax and business rates are not uncommon and could be affected by many different reasons.
These taxes are important in helping fund local services and local authorities have a range of tools available to recover unpaid taxes. It is ultimately the responsibility of individual local authorities to manage the collection of both business rates and council tax.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of Transitional Support Loans provided to pensioners in arrears; and what the source of that funding is.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of Transitional Support Loans provided to pensioners in arrears; and what the source of that funding is.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many pensioners are affected by Civil Service pension arrears.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many pensioners are affected by Civil Service pension arrears.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost of resolving Civil Service pension arrears.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost of resolving Civil Service pension arrears.
Letter dated 01/07/2026 from Baroness Sherlock to Baroness Morris of Yardley regarding points raised in the debate on the Public Services Committee report 'Reforming the Child Maintenance Service': communications, enforcement and compliance, determining child maintenance liability. 5p.
Letter dated 01/07/2026 from Baroness Sherlock to Baroness Morris of Yardley regarding points raised in the debate on the Public Services Committee report 'Reforming the Child Maintenance Service': communications, enforcement and compliance, determining child maintenance liability. 5p.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026 to Question 3569, what the estimated cost is of providing retrospective pre-1997 indexation only, excluding arrears, at a CPI cap of 2.5% to Financial Assistance Scheme members whose former schemes provided for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026 to Question 3569, what the estimated cost is of providing retrospective pre-1997 indexation only, excluding arrears, at a CPI cap of 2.5% to Financial Assistance Scheme members whose former schemes provided for...
The estimated cost of providing retrospective pre‑1997 indexation only, applying CPI capped at 2.5%, and excluding the payment of arrears, for Financial Assistance Scheme members whose former schemes provided for mandatory indexation, is approximately £0.4–£0.8 billion. This estimate is based on data as at 31 March 2025.
This in addition to the estimated cost of providing prospective pre‑1997 indexation only, which was set out at the Budget as approximately £0.3–£0.6 billion for the Financial Assistance Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what components are included in the Government's estimate of around £2 billion for the cost of Financial Assistance Scheme pre-1997 indexation; and whether that figure includes (a) arrears, (b) indexation at a CPI cap above 2.5%, and (c) post-1997 assistance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what components are included in the Government's estimate of around £2 billion for the cost of Financial Assistance Scheme pre-1997 indexation; and whether that figure includes (a) arrears, (b) indexation at a CPI cap above 2.5%, and (c) post-1997 assistance...
The Government has brought forward legislation to introduce increases on compensation payments from the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme that relate to pensions built up before 6 April 1997. These will be CPI-linked (capped at 2.5%) and apply prospectively (i.e. to payments going forward) for members whose former schemes provided for these increases.
At the Budget, the cost of this measure was estimated to be around £0.3 - £0.6 billion for the Financial Assistance Scheme over the lifetime of the scheme.
The Pension Protection Fund has previously estimated that the cost of providing both prospective and retrospective pre-1997 indexation in the Financial Assistance Scheme is around £2 billion for members whose former schemes had provided such indexation. This estimate is broken down as follows:
a) It includes arrears for retrospective pre-1997 pension increases of CPI capped at 5%: £0.5 billion.
b) It includes prospective and retrospective pre-1997 pension increases of CPI capped at 5%: £1.3 - £2.0 billion.
c) The estimate of £2 billion does not include post-1997 assistance costs.
Lords motion to take note of the third report of the Public Services Committee on Reforming the Child Maintenance Service (HL 181 2024-26). Agreed to on question.
Lords motion to take note of the third report of the Public Services Committee on Reforming the Child Maintenance Service (HL 181 2024-26). Agreed to on question.
My Lords, I am very pleased to speak to the report from the Public Services Committee, Reforming the Child Maintenance Service. In doing so, I thank everybody whose work has helped us to produce it. First and foremost, I thank those who gave us evidence, either in person in the...
My Lords, I am very pleased to speak to the report from the Public Services Committee, Reforming the Child Maintenance Service. In doing so, I thank everybody whose work has helped us to produce it. First and foremost, I thank those who gave us evidence, either in person in the...
My Lords, it was a pleasure to be on the committee formulating this report. We were led ably by our chair, the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, and it was a pleasure to work with the other members of the committee. I should pay tribute to my noble friend...
My Lords, it was a pleasure to be on the committee formulating this report. We were led ably by our chair, the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, and it was a pleasure to work with the other members of the committee. I should pay tribute to my noble friend...
My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, for her leadership in what was an important and complex inquiry. I also thank her for what she said just now, which I found a forensic analysis of the operation of the Child Maintenance Service. I thank all...
My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, for her leadership in what was an important and complex inquiry. I also thank her for what she said just now, which I found a forensic analysis of the operation of the Child Maintenance Service. I thank all...
My Lords, it is a heartrending statistic that 4 million of the UK’s 14 million children live in separated families. That is a higher proportion than in many European countries. The drawbacks of that situation are well known. Children from one-parent families show lower average educational attainment, reduced social mobility...
My Lords, it is a heartrending statistic that 4 million of the UK’s 14 million children live in separated families. That is a higher proportion than in many European countries. The drawbacks of that situation are well known. Children from one-parent families show lower average educational attainment, reduced social mobility...
My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, her committee and its support team for this report, which covered much ground and recommended far-reaching reforms that stand a good chance of improving outcomes. They address long-running problems with the service and its precursors.
To declare my interests,...
My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Yardley, her committee and its support team for this report, which covered much ground and recommended far-reaching reforms that stand a good chance of improving outcomes. They address long-running problems with the service and its precursors.
To declare my interests,...
My Lords, I wish to speak about the Public Services Committee’s report, Reforming the Child Maintenance Service. This was the first Select
Committee of which I have been a part since I joined the House. I have to say, in the end, I came away frustrated: frustrated for the children...
My Lords, I wish to speak about the Public Services Committee’s report, Reforming the Child Maintenance Service. This was the first Select
Committee of which I have been a part since I joined the House. I have to say, in the end, I came away frustrated: frustrated for the children...
My Lords, I first declare an interest, in that I was a member of the Public Services Committee. I loved being on that committee—and you will not hear that about many committees, I can tell you—and found it to be a really stimulating experience, so I applaud the chairmanship of...
My Lords, I first declare an interest, in that I was a member of the Public Services Committee. I loved being on that committee—and you will not hear that about many committees, I can tell you—and found it to be a really stimulating experience, so I applaud the chairmanship of...