This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Review repayment terms for child benefit.
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Review the pay back rules for child benefit to be based on a household income of £100k or more. Currently if 1 parent earns over £50k you need to start to pay back child benefit. However a household can have 2 parents earning £49k each and not have to pay any child Benefit back. How is this fair?
Why was this petition rejected?
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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Base Child Benefit High Income Charge on household income and local wages: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/616917
Increase the threshold at which child benefit is repaid from £50k to £60k: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/619386
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