Children: Maintenance
(asked on 22nd May 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the number and total value of enforcement fees that have been (1) charged to, and (2) received from, paying parents in respect of child maintenance in the financial years 2023–24 and 2024–25, under (a) liability orders, (b) lump sum deduction order, (c) regular deduction orders, (d) deduction from earnings requests, and (e) deduction from earnings order.
- Total volume and value of Enforcement Fees charged to paying parents.
Financial Year | Volume Raised | Value Raised (£) |
2023/24 | 88,030 | £7,946,537 |
2024/25* | 105,495 | £8,335,937 |
Breakdown of volume and value charged to paying parents by Enforcement method
Enforcement Method (Charged) | 2023/24 Volume | 2023/24 (£) | 2024/25 Volume | 2024/25 (£) |
Liability Orders | 17,466 | £4,319,632 | 16,300 | £3,865,740 |
Lump Sum Deduction Order | 2,579 | £458,503 | 2,706 | £460,985 |
Regular Deduction Orders | 7,964 | £376,604 | 8,300 | £384,067 |
Deduction from Earnings Request / Order | 60,021 | £2,791,798 | 78,189 | £3,625,145 |
Total | 88,030 | £7,946,537 | 105,495 | £8,335,937 |
Note: Deduction from Earnings Orders (DEO) and Deduction from Earnings Requests (DER) are grouped together in reporting.
2.Total volume and value of Enforcement Fees received from paying parents.
Financial Year | Volume Received | Value Received (£) |
2023/24 | 49,763 | £2,086,180 |
2024/25* | 66,694 | £2,504,856 |
Breakdown of volume and value received from paying parents by Enforcement method.
Enforcement Method (Received) | 2023/24 Volume | 2023/24 (£) | 2024/25 Volume | 2024/25 (£) |
Liability Orders | 8,973 | £607,974 | 12,234 | £729,750 |
Lump Sum Deduction Order | 3,431 | £325,787 | 3,629 | £352,870 |
Regular Deduction Orders | 3,754 | £115,725 | 4,635 | £121,201 |
Deduction from Earnings Request / Order | 33,605 | £1,035,571 | 46,196 | £1,301,035 |
Total | 49,763 | £2,086,180 | 66,694 | £2,504,856 |
Note: Deduction from Earnings Orders (DEO) and Deduction from Earnings Requests (DER) are grouped together in reporting.
*Please note that 2024/25 figures are unaudited and subject to change