{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/739538.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":739538,"attributes":{"action":"Change CMS Child Maintenance Calculations to Be Based on Net Pay, Not Gross Pay","background":"A formal government review into the fairness and accuracy of CMS calculations and to review and reform the way the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) calculates maintenance payments.","additional_details":"CMS bases assessments on a paying parent’s GROSS income, without taking into account the significant deductions that are made before a person actually receives their take-home pay such as Income Tax & NI.\r\nThis creates financial burden that's unfairly disproportionate for parents already struggling with the rising cost of living. Parents pay thousands of pounds a year in tax and National Insurance – money that is never physically seen. It is unjust to base child maintenance on the pre-tax figure.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":7,"created_at":"2025-08-29T19:55:20.429Z","updated_at":"2025-09-09T11:17:17.223Z","rejected_at":"2025-09-09T11:17:17.226Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-08-30T19:01:10.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"The following petition calls for the same action:\r\n\r\nCalculate child maintenance from net pay, not gross pay\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730665"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}