Petition · past parliament · Department for Work and Pensions
Recalculate child maintenance payments for income changes below 25% threshold
Closed
50 signatures
What the petition asks
Child Maintenance Service (CMS) does not recalculate payments unless a parent's income changes by more than 25%. The Government should ensure that CMS accept evidence of paying and/or non-paying parents’ income changes even below a 25% income threshold, so long as evidence is provided.
Every pound matters towards a child getting its right towards income contribution from both its parents. CMS has been rejecting evidence merely on the grounds of income changes being just shy of their 25% threshold mark. The impact on payments can be significant.
Timeline
| 7 Jun 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Dec 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
50
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Opened
7 Jun 2023
Closed
7 Dec 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.