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Guidance

Child maintenance: how we work out payments: leaflet

This leaflet explains how the Child Maintenance Service works out how much child maintenance a paying parent must pay.

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published
18 February 2013
Last updated
301 OctoberApril 20232026 — See all updates

Documents

How we work out child maintenance: a step-by-step guide

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78153-850-0, CMSB007GB

PDF, 218 KB, 48 pages

How we work out child maintenance: a step-by-step guide

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78153-850-0,978-1-78659-594-2, CMSB007GB

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A step-by-step guide to how child maintenance is worked out by the Child Maintenance Service. It tells you the information used and the things that can affect how it’s worked out.

You will only get a printed copy of this guidance from the Child Maintenance Service if they are dealing with your case. If this applies to you and you’ve not received your copy, please contact the Child Maintenance Service.

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Published 18 February 2013
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2026-04-01 00:01
References to Income Support and Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance have been removed following the closure of the benefits and migration to Universal Credit. The duplicate PDF file has also been removed.

2023-10-30 08:52
Published an updated version of the leaflet ‘How we work out child maintenance: a step-by-step guide’.

2023-10-03 10:21
Removed ‘How we work out child maintenance’ leaflet that gave incorrect textphone number. HTML version is accurate.