Petition · past parliament
Create a fairer child maintenance payment for all
Closed
36 signatures
What the petition asks
Child maintenance is calculated on Gross Pay, rather than Net income. What you are paid and what you take home are very different amounts. Based on Gross, you pay far more child maintenance than you can afford.
Paying on your net pay (what you actually see in your bank account) would mean you pay a fair amount of child maintenance. Not a hugely inflated figure, but a right and just amount.
Timeline
| 1 Jun 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Dec 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
36
Status
Closed
Opened
1 Jun 2018
Closed
1 Dec 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.