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'They took £20,000 I didn't owe': Parents hit by child maintenance errors
Over 30 parents, including John Hammond and Richard George, have reported to BBC Your Voice experiencing wrongful large-scale fund deductions, miscalculated arrears, and lengthy legal battles with the UK's Child Maintenance Service (CMS) over long-concluded child support arrangements; a 2025 House of Lords report criticizes CMS's enforcement practices and outdated calculation formula, prompting the government to commit to a system review.
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7 tagschild maintenance errorswrongful bank deductionsCMS enforcement practiceschild support arrearsHouse of Lords reportchild maintenance system reformDepartment for Work and Pensions
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'They took £20,000 I didn't owe': Parents hit by child maintenance errors
May 16, 2026, 7:44 AM
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