Petitions/Review rules and enforce employment change declarations for Child Maintenance
StatusOngoing
Opened13 Apr 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Review the rules around declaring employment and income changes to Child Maintenance, including how this is enforced. Implement new ways for CMS to receive figures faster, not months later when declared by the parent as it may not reflect missing months unpaid especially when salaries vary weekly.

We are concerned that some parents see an opportunity to delay or not declare up until many months later.

10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Josh Babarinde
1Josh Babarinde MP
Eastbourne
5
James MacCleary
2James MacCleary MP
Lewes
2
Sureena Brackenridge
3Sureena Brackenridge MP
Wolverhampton North East
2
Danny Kruger
4Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1
John Milne
5John Milne MP
Horsham
1
Wes Streeting
6Wes Streeting MP
Ilford North
1
Rachel Hopkins
7Rachel Hopkins MP
Luton South and South Bedfordshire
1
Greg Smith
8Greg Smith MP
Mid Buckinghamshire
1
Alison Bennett
9Alison Bennett MP
Mid Sussex
1
Martin Wrigley
10Martin Wrigley MP
Newton Abbot
1