Setting up child maintenance

This information is intended to help parents understand the choices available and how to arrange maintenance through the CSA.

Private agreement

This is where you agree with the other parent how much child maintenance should be paid and how often payments will be made.

Child Maintenance Options

Child Maintenance Options is a new service providing information on all the choices available for arranging child maintenance.

Using the CSA

We can help you by working out how much maintenance should be paid and collecting the maintenance payments on your behalf.

What we need to know

When we work out how much child maintenance should be paid, we will ask both parents some questions to get the information we need.

On benefits?

If you claim income-related benefits, the amount of child maintenance you pay or receive could affect the level of these benefits.

Child maintenance

You can find out more about changes to child maintenance