Petition · past parliament
Child maintenance discrimination paying parents pay a 20% fee receiving only 4%
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
child maintenance. You have to pay a fee each time you make or receive a payment: paying parents will pay a 20% fee on top of their regular child maintenance payment and the receiving only 4% which is a charge of 24% to collect the money.
This is discrimination parents should be treated equally
This is discrimination parents should be treated equally
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We're not sure what you'd like to happen to child maintenance payments.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 4 Apr 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Apr 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
10 Apr 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.