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DWP's Get help arranging child maintenance beta assessment report

• Updated: 13 April 2026

Find out what to do if your child maintenance payment is missed or you're not able to pay your child maintenance.

• If you're owed child maintenance

  You can get help from the Child Maintenance Service if the paying parent:…

• If you cannot pay the full amount and on time

  If you cannot pay child maintenance in full and on time or you’ve missed a…

What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.

• Overview

  There are different rules for child maintenance if a parent lives abroad.…

• If the other parent lives abroad

  How you get a child maintenance decision depends on whether the other…

• Enforcing a child maintenance decision if you live abroad

  You can still enforce a child maintenance decision if the other parent…

• Updated: 25 June 2024

How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.

A short summary of what retailers need to know about resale price maintenance (RPM) agreements and how to comply with competition law.

• Updated: 29 June 2020

How to set up or manage a child maintenance arrangement, including what to do if a parent does not pay, how to contact the Child Maintenance Service, and signing in to your account.

• Updated: 29 June 2020

Codes of Practice detail the regular maintenance requirements of safety equipment and systems to a high standard, as is required to maintain fishing certificates.

• Updated: 16 June 2025

Find out about buying a home through shared ownership. Read about who can apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares and repairing and selling your home.