Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 18
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Paragraph: 79
Child welfare and poverty implications must be prioritised in maintenance payment calculations.
Recommendation
The Department’s work on maintenance calculations should prioritise the interests and welfare of the impacted children. In particular the potential implications of changes to maintenance levels on the number of children in poverty must be carefully considered and the implications for other policies (such as state support for parents with children) should be considered alongside changes to maintenance calculations.
Paragraph Reference:
79
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