Petition · past parliament
Review repayment terms for child benefit.
Rejected
9 signatures
What the petition asks
Review the pay back rules for child benefit to be based on a household income of £100k or more. Currently if 1 parent earns over £50k you need to start to pay back child benefit. However a household can have 2 parents earning £49k each and not have to pay any child Benefit back. How is this fair?
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Base Child Benefit High Income Charge on household income and local wages: Base Child Benefit High Income Charge on household income and local wages
Increase the threshold at which child benefit is repaid from £50k to £60k: Increase the threshold at which child benefit is repaid from £50k to £60k
Base Child Benefit High Income Charge on household income and local wages: Base Child Benefit High Income Charge on household income and local wages
Increase the threshold at which child benefit is repaid from £50k to £60k: Increase the threshold at which child benefit is repaid from £50k to £60k
Timeline
| 9 Oct 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Oct 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
9
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Oct 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.