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

Submitted by Jose Simoes on Wednesday 13th April 2022

Published on Tuesday 19th April 2022

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 2nd November 2022

Signatures: 734

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Child ~ Children ~ Debt ~ Homes ~ insurance ~ Made ~ Madely ~ National Insurance ~ Parent ~ paying ~ relationship ~ Tax

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

Petition Details

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

Additional Information

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.


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