Petition · past parliament
Child Benefit High Income Tax should be by household not by Individual.
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
Husband with £60,000 income and wife with £10,000 per yr (total of £70,000) child benefit will be stopped because husband income.
While Husband with £49,000 and wife with £49,000 (total of £98,000) child Benefit will continue.
This is unfair. High income should be by Household, not individual.
While Husband with £49,000 and wife with £49,000 (total of £98,000) child Benefit will continue.
This is unfair. High income should be by Household, not individual.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 17 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Mar 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 Mar 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.