Petition · past parliament · Department for Work and Pensions
Reform child maintenance – flat rates per child per night
Closed
287 signatures
What the petition asks
Change the way child maintenance is calculated from a percentage of the non-resident parent’s gross income to a set amount for the child per night that the resident parent has them more than the non-resident.
Eg. Parent 1: 4 nights per week parent 2: 3 nights per week, means pay for 1 night only.
At the moment child maintenance is calculated by way of a percentage of the non-resident parent’s gross monthly wage. This means that more child maintenance is paid by non-resident parents who have higher earnings. This is also unaffected by the number of nights a non-resident parent has their child for. This is unfair to non-resident parents, and should be reformed.
At the moment child maintenance is calculated by way of a percentage of the non-resident parent’s gross monthly wage. This means that more child maintenance is paid by non-resident parents who have higher earnings. This is also unaffected by the number of nights a non-resident parent has their child for. This is unfair to non-resident parents, and should be reformed.
Timeline
| 20 Nov 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 May 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
287
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Opened
20 Nov 2020
Closed
20 May 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.