Petition · past parliament
CMS to lower the percentages used to calculate child maintenance.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently at 12% five one child before paying tax and national insurance.
Everything taken into consideration from overtime, shift allowance and bonuses, so payments should be based on basic salary only.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 8 Oct 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Oct 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Oct 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.