Change the rules on thresholds for child benefit so that it is fair for all

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently, if a couple both earn 45k and so a combined income of 90k, they can claim child benefit with no tax impact. However, if a single parent earns 55k, they will have 50% of their child benefit taken in tax. Even though the couple have an extra 35k coming into the household.

This is clearly an extremely unfair way of penalising single parents who earn more. The rules should mean that everyone is treated equally and it should clearly be based on household income.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

The rules you would like changed are not specific to child benefit. Income tax thresholds are assessed by individual rather than by household.

You could sign this petition, which calls for income tax to be assessed by household, if that is something you would like to see happen:

Base income tax on combined household income for a fair tax system

Alternative, you could start a new petition calling for a specific tax exemption for single parents claiming child benefit.

Timeline

15 Oct 2018	Petition opened for signatures
22 Oct 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Oct 2018

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