Rejected petition Cap child maintenance salary calculation in line with higher income tax

Assess the child maintenance calculation method to encourage non-residential parents to upskill or open or increase business without penalisation through using net income information, not gross income.

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Enforce child maintenance to use net income calculation. Current method increases income tax and child maintenance payment which essentially penalises any furthering in the employment field.

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Change child maintenance calculations from gross annual earnings to Net earnings
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/641721

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Date submitted 13 September 2023
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