Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury

Revise the rules for the Child Benefit High Income Charge’s (CBHIC)

Closed 257 signatures

What the petition asks

The CBHIC is paid by the families with at least one parent earning £50k+ a year.
The rules for this charge should be changed, so it is only paid if a household's income exceeds £100,000.

Current regulation unfairly penalises families with a sole earner whose income exceeds £50k a year. A family where both parents earn £49k (£98k household income) will receive 100% of child benefit. Family with one parent earning £60k will effectively receive £0 of child benefit. Worse off families with sole ‘high earners’ require more support in the form of child benefit. This unfortunately is not considered in the current legislation. Revise the rule to introduce a combined, increased threshold.

Timeline

25 Jan 2022 Petition opened for signatures
25 Jul 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 257
Status Closed
Department HM Treasury
Opened 25 Jan 2022
Closed 25 Jul 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.