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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-02-17more like thismore than 2017-02-17
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Children: Maintenance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment into the potential merits of amending the Child Maintenance Services' (CMS) variation rules to (a) better reflect the financial capacity of a person to pay and (b) include categories of wealth which fall outside the CMS criteria. more like this
tabling member constituency Chippenham more like this
tabling member printed
Michelle Donelan more like this
uin 64052 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-02-22more like thismore than 2017-02-22
answer text <p>Within the 2012 scheme of child maintenance, a broad spectrum of taxable income can be taken into account in the maintenance calculation as part of a variation.</p><p> </p><p>We believe all parents have a responsibility to financially contribute to their children’s upbringing and the best way we have of establishing a fair contribution is a calculation of their liability based on their income level.</p><p> </p><p>The definition of income within variations is designed to make the best use of additional sources of taxable income captured by self-assessment, referred to as ‘unearned income’. This includes income from property, savings and investments and other miscellaneous sources.</p><p> </p><p>Receiving ‘unearned income’ information directly from HM Revenue and Customs makes it more difficult for individuals to seek to minimise the amount of child maintenance they pay. A variation can also be considered if a receiving parent has evidence that a paying parent is diverting income.</p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to widen our variation categories further.</p>
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-02-22T16:42:30.193Zmore like thismore than 2017-02-22T16:42:30.193Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4530
label Biography information for Michelle Donelan more like this