Petition · past parliament · Department for Work and Pensions

Base child maintenance calculation on net pay

Closed 60 signatures

What the petition asks

I want child maintenance to be calculated on net pay, instead of gross salary.
I think that calculating child maintenance from gross pay is unfair. I think that this is resulting in many parents paying child maintenance to face financial hardship, struggling to provide for their children.

Timeline

6 Feb 2024 Petition opened for signatures
29 May 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 60
Status Closed
Department Department for Work and Pensions
Opened 6 Feb 2024
Closed 29 May 2024

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