Split the child benefit payment if parents share custody
We call on the Government to change child benefits payments so it’s shared between the parents who share 50/50 custody.
Signatures
85
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 85/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 85/100,000
- 06 JAN 2026Petition opened for signaturesCreated by Daniel killick
Background
Child benefit for your first child is “£26.05 per week” and £17.25 per additional child. We do not think it is fair that one parent, if they are the one claiming the benefit, can receive the full amount and not be made to share the benefit payment with the other parent who also has custody of the child.