Child maintenance needs to be based on Net pay not Gross pay.
Base child maintenance on Net pay after taxes and contributions
Signatures
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signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 12/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 12/100,000
- 08 AUG 2025Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Calculate child maintenance from net pay, not gross pay https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730665
- 29 JUL 2025Petition created
Background
Many people are in financial hardship as their payments are based on what they earn before contributions making the amount payable completely unaffordable