This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Change the policy of child maintenance
Currently, anyone in receipt of universal credit pays a flat rate of £7 a week even if they earn too much one month to receive a UC payment (of which the receiving parent gets £0). This isn't acceptable and can lead to child poverty.
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The child maintenance policy can currently be abused by spiteful parents who do not want to pay child maintenance as they can claim universal credits, and if they earn too much to receive a payment from UC, they will not be required to pay more than £7 a week due to being listed as in receipt of UC. £7 a week, in a cost of living crisis, is completely unacceptable. If someone is earning £1k a month and on UC, they are only required to pay £7 a week for a child.
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