Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much revenue her Department has collected through the Child Maintenance Service's £20 application fee in each of the last three years.
Income received from the Child Maintenance Service £20 Application fee for the last 3 years is as follows:
Applications Fee | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| £m | £m | £m |
| 1.510 | 0.972 | 0.749 |
(Application fees reduced due to the waiver introduced in cases of Domestic Abuse)
Income received through collection charges for the last 3 years are below:
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| 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
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| £m | £m | £m |
PP Collection Charge | 20% | 16.878 | 27.905 | 34.771 |
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RP Collection Charge | 4% | 3.241 | 5.430 | 6.767 |