Petition Allow child benefit to be claimed on household income, not individual income.

At present an individual who earns over £50000 and claims child benefit is taxed regardless of their partners earnings. This should be changed to allow households to join their income together and child benefit be claimed with a household income of £80000.

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The present system allowed 2 parents to earn £49000 each and still claim child benefit. Where are one parent who earns over £50000 pays tax on this benefit and earners over £60000 the benefit is stopped. This current system does not take into account partners earning. For some household their income is only £50k-£60k this is unfair that they lose this benefit or receive and un-welcome tax bill which they have to pay.

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Date closed 5 September 2020
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