Petition · past parliament
Change child maintenance policy in regards to partners child benefit.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
As it stands the paying parent can have the child maintenance they pay reduced on the grounds of their partner receiving child benefits. This can cause detrimental effects on finances and wellbeing of the residents parent who is the sole care provider.
Action is needed to review the chid benefit reduction policy that effects the amount the residents parent is paid in child maintenance.
A strong recommendation to propose that the paying parents house hold is means tested, because in many cases the paying parent is not the biological father of their partner child/children, the paying parent and partner are in receipt of two or more incomes in comparison to the single resident parent that may not be able to work or can only work part time.
A strong recommendation to propose that the paying parents house hold is means tested, because in many cases the paying parent is not the biological father of their partner child/children, the paying parent and partner are in receipt of two or more incomes in comparison to the single resident parent that may not be able to work or can only work part time.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you're concerned about reductions to the amount of child maintenance a non-resident parent is required to pay if their partner is in receipt of child benefit, but we're not sure if you would like the Government to stop these reductions from being made to child maintenance calculations, or do something else.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
We understand that you're concerned about reductions to the amount of child maintenance a non-resident parent is required to pay if their partner is in receipt of child benefit, but we're not sure if you would like the Government to stop these reductions from being made to child maintenance calculations, or do something else.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 16 Feb 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 Feb 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
21 Feb 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.