A question on #ChildMaintenanceService tabled by Saqib Bhatti on 17-04-2025 has been answered by Andrew Western.

Heading: Child Maintenance Service
Question ID: 1794614
UIN: 45925
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-17
Asking Member ID: 4818
Asking Member display name: Saqib Bhatti
Asking Member handle: bhatti_saqib
Asking Member Twitter reference: @bhatti_saqib
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Child Maintenance Service deems receipt of Child Benefit to be sufficient evidence that a child is still in full-time education.
Is named day: false
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Date answered: 2025-04-29
Date answer corrected:
Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4979
Answering Member display name: Andrew Western
Answering Member handle: andrewhwestern
Answering Member Twitter reference: @andrewhwestern
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Answer text: To qualify for maintenance payments, a child must meet the Child Maintenance Service's criteria. They must be under 20 years of age and in full time, non-advanced education, or approved training, and eligible for Child Benefit. They must also be habituall...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true