Petitions/Calculate child maintenance based on net rather than gross pay
StatusClosed
Opened8 Nov 2024
Closes8 May 2025
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I think the current child support system is unfair to working parents. I would like the Government to change the system so that payments are calculated based on net take-home pay rather than the current gross pay.

Some struggle to make maintenance payments. The calculation for payment is done before tax and national insurance are deducted, so does not reflect the money they actually receive. I'm concerned this could push parents into financial struggle and poverty.

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Sir Geoffrey Cox
1Sir Geoffrey Cox MP
Torridge and Tavistock
6
Luke Murphy
2Luke Murphy MP
Basingstoke
5
Ian Lavery
3Ian Lavery MP
Blyth and Ashington
5
Alison Griffiths
4Alison Griffiths MP
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
5
Rebecca Harris
5Rebecca Harris MP
Castle Point
5
Josh MacAlister
6Josh MacAlister MP
Whitehaven and Workington
5
Andrew Bowie
7Andrew Bowie MP
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
5
Henry Tufnell
8Henry Tufnell MP
Mid and South Pembrokeshire
5
Richard Tice
9Richard Tice MP
Boston and Skegness
4
Callum Anderson
10Callum Anderson MP
Buckingham and Bletchley
4
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