Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual budget of the Child Maintenance Service was in each year since 2021; and what the forecast budget is for 2025.
The table below outlines the Child Maintenance Service budget for each year since 2021, sourced from the CMS Management Accounts.
The budget for 2025/2026 has not yet been finalised and therefore is not included.
Year | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 |
Budget | £117.0m | £108.7m | £116.3m | £106.5m |
Note: the budget information does not represent actual spend.