AQW 17937/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities to provide clarification on the Child Maintenance Service’s policy of pursuing payments missed by paying parents.
Asked by Kate Nicholl MLA on 11 November 2024
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 11 November 2024
- Answer due by
- 26 November 2024
- Answered
- 2 December 202421 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Where a parent with care reports missed payments by the paying parent, the Child Maintenance Service can take action to move the case to the Collect and Pay Service so payments can be monitored and where necessary, the Child Maintenance Service can take enforcement action to re-establish compliance.
The Child Maintenance Service will support parents on the Direct Pay Service with periodic text message reminders to make their child maintenance payment or report missed payments.