The unaffordability of maintenance for some parents is causing severe hardship and distress. It also forms a barrier to compliance. Updating maintenance levels and thresholds should therefore be seen as a priority. We recommend the Government completes its analysis of the affordability of maintenance payments and make proposals as an urgent priority no later than six months after our Report has been published.

The unaffordability of maintenance for some parents is causing severe hardship and distress. It also forms a barrier to compliance. Updating maintenance levels and thresholds should therefore be seen as a priority. We recommend the Government completes its analysis of the affordability of maintenance payments and make proposals as an urgent priority no later than six months after our Report has been published. Type: recommendation | Number: 16 | Paragraph: 77 | Response status: partially_accepted Government response: The child maintenance liability is designed to be fair for both parents whilst ensuring the paying parent contributes a reasonable amount of their income to support their children that they no longer live with. It represents an amount of money which is broadly commensurate with the amount a paying p