Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Link Child Benefit to inflation and increase thresholds for high income charge
Closed
715 signatures
What the petition asks
We would like the Government to:
1) Increase the high income charge threshold (before a claimant starts repaying benefits) to £70,000 for single parents and £130,000 (combined) for couples
1) Increase the high income charge threshold (before a claimant starts repaying benefits) to £70,000 for single parents and £130,000 (combined) for couples
2) Annually adjust both child benefit payments and the thresholds above in line with the Consumer Price Index
The introduction of a ‘household threshold’ would correct certain distortions of the current system e.g. a couple with a combined income of £100,000 split equally (£50,000 each) would get full benefits while another with the same combined income but with one partner earning £60,000 and the other £40,000 would get nothing
The reform can also help reverting the steep drop in birth rate in the UK by supporting and incentivising families to have more children.
The introduction of a ‘household threshold’ would correct certain distortions of the current system e.g. a couple with a combined income of £100,000 split equally (£50,000 each) would get full benefits while another with the same combined income but with one partner earning £60,000 and the other £40,000 would get nothing
The reform can also help reverting the steep drop in birth rate in the UK by supporting and incentivising families to have more children.
Timeline
| 22 Jan 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 May 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
715
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
22 Jan 2024
Closed
29 May 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.