Exclusive: A Third Of Lone Parents Received No Child Maintenance Payments From Ex-Partners In Lockdown.

Shocking new @Gingerbread @MumsnetTowers survey https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/child-maintenance-service-failures-gingergread-mumnset-survey_uk_5f6306d7c5b6ba9eb6e9c758">https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/chi...
Exclusive: A Third Of Lone Parents Received No Child Maintenance From Ex-Partners In Lockdown

Survey by Gingerbread and Mumsnet also reveals 86% believe DWP agency failures allowed their ex to “financially control or abuse them”.

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/child-maintenance-service-failures-gingergread-mumnset-survey_uk_5f6306d7c5b6ba9eb6e9c758
* 75% of single parents have had to cut back on food spending
* just 16% received full amount of maintenance they were due each month
* 86% felt DWP& #39;s Child Maintenance Service had effectively allowed their ex-partner to “financially control or abuse them”
* 80% say their child has missed out on sports or music lessons, or other hobbies + activities

These are not just statistics, they are real lives. No wonder
93% think CMS should use powers to confiscate passports + driving licences, or lump sum deductions from bank accounts
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