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Closed Increase flat rate of Child Maintenance to £21.15 p/w

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The current "flat" rate of Child Maintenance is £7 per week for non-resident parents earning £7 to £100, or getting benefits. We believe too many paying parents are allowed to pay minimal amounts due to flimsy & inadequate child maintenance formulas & inaccurate assessments on affordability.

Child Poverty Action Group (CAPG) found in 2020 that up to age 18, the cost of raising a child as a single parent costs £185,000 with housing and childcare. Those with parental responsibility who do not share day to day costs/care of the child must be made to contribute an adequate minimum amount towards that. £7 per week is not an adequate minimum amount.

This change to £21.15 per week, rather than £7, should create wider opportunities for physical and emotional development.

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