James Purnell, As a male lone parent, i find it very difficult obtaining child maintance from my ex partner who recieves incapacity benefit and is living with her partner who gets tax credits. She pays no more than £5 a week and is currently a mother of my child and also a mother of 2 in her new relationship. She's a housewife. But has a duty to support her child financially. If she can, she will remain on benefits. How can the welfare state help my child in obtaining proper Child Maintenance?
Kind Regards
PS. Do you think that a person on benefits should have a time limit as to how long one should be on benefits????
Also should the ex's partner pay my childs maintenance as their money should be combined and treated as theirs.?
Asked by MrBaylster on Aug 05 2008 9:41:24 PM and supported by 25 members
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We want to see all parents taking responsibility for their kids, which is why we are establishing a new Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission which will provide parents that need support with a more effective process for assessing, collecting and enforcing payments. The Commission will also have to raise awareness among parents and society, more generally, of the importance of parents taking responsibility for the maintenance of their children.