PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Child maintenance needs to be based on Net pay not Gross pay.
Base child maintenance on Net pay after taxes and contributions
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
12
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 12/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 12/100,000
Background
Many people are in financial hardship as their payments are based on what they earn before contributions making the amount payable completely unaffordable