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The Quiet Crisis of Child Maintenance: When the System Fails Families | The World Room
This episode of The World Room explores the quiet crisis of child maintenance in the UK, focusing on the systemic failures of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) and the profound human impact on single parents. Host Kerry Fowler moves beyond political headlines to examine the daily reality of waiting for legally owed financial support, highlighting how bureaucratic inefficiency, lost assessments, and opaque online portals create a cycle of uncertainty and exhaustion for custodial families. This narrative is essential listening for anyone affected by family separation, social security delays…
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