cms on Birmingham Dailyhttps://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/cms/Recent content in cms on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usMon, 18 May 2026 04:58:33 +0000DWP Error Costs Parent £20,000, Leaving Him Shocked and Shakinghttps://birminghamdaily.co.uk/dwp-error-costs-parent-20000-leaving-him-shocked-and-shaking/Mon, 18 May 2026 04:58:33 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/dwp-error-costs-parent-20000-leaving-him-shocked-and-shaking/Parents across the UK have been dramatically impacted by a costly error from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Maths teacher John Hammond was left shaken when he discovered £20,000 had been taken from his bank account by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). “I was so shocked that I couldn’t stop shaking,” recalled Mr. Hammond as he checked his wages in the school staff room. Concerned colleagues noticed something was wrong and asked what had happened.