This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Lower the percentage before Child Maintenance will accept a change of income.
CMS operate a 25% rule.They will not consider a change of income unless it breaches this 25%. So if your income changes from £41000 to £31000 your payments will still be calculated on £41000 as you miss the 25% by £250. So you would continue to pay £300 a month instead of the £230 it should be.
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This has happened to many parents including myself. My wage dropped by ten thousand however this was not enough as it does not breach the 25%. My payments should have dropped from £320 to £210 but they never. I totally agree with having Child Maintenance but let's at least make it fair for both parents.
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. We understand you're concerned about the 25% rule but we're not sure how you'd like to change it. In particular we don't know if you'd like to remove the 25% rule altogether or to lower the percentage.
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