Martyn Day
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Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans)
I shall be heading to the gym next week, by the sounds of it, rather than the beauty salon.
Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (SNP) [V]
As of December, the amount of Child Maintenance Service arrears in my constituency was £599,000—a staggering amount being denied to hard-pressed families. That situation is now exacerbated by shortfalls in payments due to paying parents’ loss of income during the covid-19 emergency. Can we have a debate in Government time on the operation of the Child Maintenance Service and how this vital family income can be protected?
Mr Rees-Mogg
It is obviously important that child maintenance is paid and that families have access to the funds they need. Universal credit has been working extremely well in helping families. Increased advances of up to 100% of a monthly payment and cutting the taper rate so that people keep more of their money are helping families in need, but the hon. Gentleman makes an important point about maintenance payments.