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The Welfare Reform Bill (currently going through Parliament) will enable the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission to take away the driving licences and passports of parents who persistenly fail to pay the child maintenance they owe.
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The child maintenance system is changing. Single parents who are claiming benefits are no longer compelled to use the CSA to claim maintenance from the other parent, and there are several other important changes to child maintenance. Our 'Quick Summary' is just one page which covers the most important points, and our 'Briefing Note' discusses the changes in depth and explains our thoughts about the new system.
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<font class="titleid1siteid0">Gingerbread's quick summary of the reforms [PDF, 13KB]</font>
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<font class="titleid1siteid0">Gingerbread's Briefing Note on the October 08 changes [DOC , 175KB]</font>
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We argued for a long time that single parents on benefits should be able to keep all the maintenance which the other parent pays. Government has finally agreed.
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![Gingerbread's quick summary of the reforms [PDF, 13KB]](http://www.gingerbread.org.uk/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/196193.GIF "Gingerbread's quick summary of the reforms [PDF, 13KB]")
![Gingerbread's Briefing Note on the October 08 changes [DOC , 175KB]](http://www.gingerbread.org.uk/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/196247.GIF "Gingerbread's Briefing Note on the October 08 changes [DOC , 175KB]")
