Have your say: Tell Parliament what needs to change about the CMS
2nd Apr 2025
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Gingerbread’s view: what single parents need from the Spring Statement
25th Mar 2025
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Gingerbread hosts #FixTheCMS reception
11th Feb 2025
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#FixtheCMS – read our new report
25th Nov 2024
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Tell us about your experiences of child maintenance
25th Jun 2024
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Child maintenance reform proposals
8th May 2024
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Fundamental flaws in the Child Maintenance Service leave parents high and dry
3rd Mar 2022
by Ceri Smith, Head of Policy and Campaigns The National Audit Office (NAO) has today published a landmark report into the Child Maintenance Service. It paints a stark picture of how the CMS simply isn’t working...
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NAO report recommends legislation change to ensure the Child Maintenance Service is fit for purpose
3rd Mar 2022
The National Audit Office (NAO) have today published a report highlighting that, in spite of government reform, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is falling short of delivering the support that families need. The NAO report found...
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Gingerbread calls on the Government to scrap unfair child maintenance fees
29th Jun 2021
Gingerbread, the charity for single parent families, is calling on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to scrap unfair child maintenance fees. These fees are taken by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) from money...
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Gingerbread and Surviving Economic Abuse respond to latest figures on CMS during Covid-19 pandemic
1st Oct 2020
Figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) released yesterday highlights the impact of Covid-19 on the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). The data shows: An increase in compliance on CMS payments – albeit, driven entirely...
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