Kit Malthouse corrected a written answer on Children: Maintenance

1 February 2018 · Commons written answer · Department for Work and Pensions

Marion Fellows (Scottish National Party, Motherwell and Wishaw) asked written question 106137 on 6 October 2017. Caroline Dinenage answered on 12 October 2017 for the Department for Work and Pensions, and Kit Malthouse corrected the answer on 1 February 2018. The corrected text no longer gives the figure £2,500. Altogether 83 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, why the Child Maintenance Service allows non-resident parents £2,500 of unearned income that is not factored into payment plans; and whether he plans to review this policy.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
Calculation of a child maintenance liability is based on gross income information provided directly to the Child Maintenance Service by HMRC. ~~Individuals are required to declare unearned income not taxed at source which does not exceed £2500 a year to HMRC, which already enables HMRC to include it in the income information they provide.~~ Unearned income exceeding £2500 a year is dealt with by HMRC through tax self-assessment ~~and is picked up in a~~ child maintenance ~~calculation through an unearned income variation.~~ We ~~have no plans to review this.~~	Calculation of a child maintenance liability is based on gross income information provided directly to the Child Maintenance Service by HMRC. Unearned income exceeding £2500 a year is dealt with by HMRC through tax self-assessment The treatment of unearned income for child maintenance purposes is aligned with this for administrative efficiency. We are inviting views on the future treatment of "income" within the recently published Compliance and Arrears Strategy consultation.

Original

Corrected

Calculation of a child maintenance liability is based on gross income information provided directly to the Child Maintenance Service by HMRC. ~~Individuals are required to declare unearned income not taxed at source which does not exceed £2500 a year to HMRC, which already enables HMRC to include it in the income information they provide.~~ Unearned income exceeding £2500 a year is dealt with by HMRC through tax self-assessment ~~and is picked up in a~~ child maintenance ~~calculation through an unearned income variation.~~ We ~~have no plans to review this.~~

Calculation of a child maintenance liability is based on gross income information provided directly to the Child Maintenance Service by HMRC. Unearned income exceeding £2500 a year is dealt with by HMRC through tax self-assessment The treatment of unearned income for child maintenance purposes is aligned with this for administrative efficiency. We are inviting views on the future treatment of "income" within the recently published Compliance and Arrears Strategy consultation.

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