This House of Commons Library briefing describes how the CMS calculates child maintenance under the 2012 Child Maintenance Scheme in Great Britain. Sections 7-9 set out policy debates on the 2012 child maintenance system and changes compared to the 1993 and 2003 schemes. This includes the decision to remove the “lifestyle inconsistent with income” ground for variation, the requirement of the person with care to estimate the unearned income of the non-resident parent, and analysis on the impact of child maintenance on poverty.
Information on the collection and enforcement of maintenance is available in the Library Briefing Child Maintenance: Fees, enforcement and arrears. It describes what steps the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) may take when a Non-Resident Parent (also known as a “Paying Parent”) fails to pay child maintenance on time or in full.
It also provides information on the application, collection and enforcement fees charged by the CMS, and briefly summarises analysis on the effectiveness of the CMS’s enforcement and collection system
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