Make child maintenance deductions from an employee's pay

You must contact the Child Maintenance Service within 10 days if:

• you’re asked to set up a deduction from earnings order (DEO) for someone who does not work for you
• there’s a problem setting up an employee’s DEO
• your employee leaves your employment
• your business stops trading

How to contact the Child Maintenance Service

You can either:

• use the Child Maintenance Service online
• call the Child Maintenance Service Employer Payment Team

Child Maintenance Service Employer Payment Team
Email: 2012scheme.employerservice@dwp.gov.uk
Telephone: 0800 232 1961
Text relay number: 18001 0800 171 2345
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
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