Petitions/Reduce income tax rate for parents
StatusOngoing
Opened5 Feb 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We want the government to change tack in tackling child poverty and our falling fertility rate by reducing the income tax rate of parents - for example by 0.5/1% for each parent for each child until they reach 18.

To help tackle child poverty and our falling fertility rate we should also be rewarding working families and not just providing for those on benefits. We should be rewarding parents who work and not people who claim benefits. We think the current system incentivises people not to work. This could incentivise work and working families could be better off. It may also incentivise those not working back into work. We should consider implementing this policy instead of lifting the 2 child benefit cap

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Constituency engagement ranking

Karl Turner
1Karl Turner MP
Kingston upon Hull East
4
Martin Wrigley
2Martin Wrigley MP
Newton Abbot
3
Josh Fenton-Glynn
3Josh Fenton-Glynn MP
Calder Valley
2
Ashley Dalton
4Ashley Dalton MP
West Lancashire
2
Clive Jones
5Clive Jones MP
Wokingham
2
Shabana Mahmood
6Shabana Mahmood MP
Birmingham Ladywood
1
Ruth Cadbury
7Ruth Cadbury MP
Brentford and Isleworth
1
Juliet Campbell
8Juliet Campbell MP
Broxtowe
1
Ben Coleman
9Ben Coleman MP
Chelsea and Fulham
1
Baggy Shanker
10Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South
1