Does child maintenance affect other allowances and benefits?
Some people can be concerned that child maintenance payments will affect any allowances and benefits they receive:
- Child maintenance payments will not affect any social security benefits received. Parents with care can keep all child maintenance paid and it will not affect their benefits.
- Child maintenance payments will not affect a claim for Housing Benefit.
- Tax credit awards won’t be affected by child maintenance.
If you’re on benefits, it’s your responsibility to let the Social Security Agency know about your child maintenance payments (for example how much you’re receiving and, or how often).
If you want to discuss this in more detail, you can contact our freephone* information line on 0800 028 7439.
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