Petition · past parliament · Department for Work and Pensions
Allow child benefit to be claimed on household income, not individual income.
Closed
302 signatures
What the petition asks
At present an individual who earns over £50000 and claims child benefit is taxed regardless of their partners earnings. This should be changed to allow households to join their income together and child benefit be claimed with a household income of £80000.
The present system allowed 2 parents to earn £49000 each and still claim child benefit. Where are one parent who earns over £50000 pays tax on this benefit and earners over £60000 the benefit is stopped. This current system does not take into account partners earning. For some household their income is only £50k-£60k this is unfair that they lose this benefit or receive and un-welcome tax bill which they have to pay.
Timeline
| 5 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Sep 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
302
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Opened
5 Mar 2020
Closed
5 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.