Petitions/Close the child maintenance payment loophole for parents working abroad
StatusClosed
Opened13 Mar 2025
Closes13 Sept 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We believe there is loophole for that allows non-resident parents who work abroad to avoid child maintenance payments and we want the Government to take action to stop this.

We want the Government to put a policy in place to protect maintenance payments from parents who work abroad to protect children that may face poverty as a result of non-payment.

10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Imran Hussain
1Imran Hussain MP
Bradford East
13
Anna Dixon
2Anna Dixon MP
Shipley
2
Steve Darling
3Steve Darling MP
Torbay
2
Shabana Mahmood
4Shabana Mahmood MP
Birmingham Ladywood
1
Naz Shah
5Naz Shah MP
Bradford West
1
Damien Egan
6Damien Egan MP
Bristol North East
1
Sir Christopher Chope
7Sir Christopher Chope MP
Christchurch
1
Sarah Jones
8Sarah Jones MP
Croydon West
1
Olly Glover
9Olly Glover MP
Didcot and Wantage
1
Sir Jeremy Hunt
10Sir Jeremy Hunt MP
Godalming and Ash
1
Close the child maintenance payment loophole for parents working abroad — Petitions