Submitted on Tuesday 29th July 2025
Rejected on Friday 8th August 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Child maintenance needs to be based on Net pay not Gross pay.
Base child maintenance on Net pay after taxes and contributions
Many people are in financial hardship as their payments are based on what they earn before contributions making the amount payable completely unaffordable
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Calculate child maintenance from net pay, not gross pay
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730665
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