Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury

Change the way child maintenance is worked out - base on income after deductions

Closed 734 signatures

What the petition asks

Child maintenance is worked out on the paying parents wage before tax and national insurance deductions are made. This should be changed to be worked out after tax and national insurance deductions
If a paying parent was still living with their child/ children then anything they buy would be paid for after tax and national insurance deductions. Working it out before leads to parents paying more than they can afford, losing homes, jobs and getting into debt. In some cases the payments made mean the paying parent is unable to afford to travel to see their children so that relationship breaks down too.

Timeline

19 Apr 2022 Petition opened for signatures
2 Nov 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 734
Status Closed
Department HM Treasury
Opened 19 Apr 2022
Closed 2 Nov 2022

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