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To: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Amber Rudd
Fix the child maintenance service
Overhaul the child maintenance service to make sure that it actually works for the families who use it. Make sure that all children have the financial support they need.
Why is this important?
The child maintenance service is failing children in the UK.
Loopholes are allowing parents to avoid paying child maintenance, even when they can afford it. The way that child maintenance rates are calculated is leaving children in poverty. Families are being left waiting for months without any support while they wait for applications to be processed.
I use the child maintenance service, and I’ve started this petition because I want the government to fix the system to make sure that all children can get the support they need.
I’m calling on the government to:
- Put provisions in place to make sure that no matter the circumstance, children receive the support they need.
- Reduce the waiting times so that parents are not left for weeks on end without enough money to support their children.
- Close loopholes that allow parents who can afford child maintenance to avoid paying.
Loopholes are allowing parents to avoid paying child maintenance, even when they can afford it. The way that child maintenance rates are calculated is leaving children in poverty. Families are being left waiting for months without any support while they wait for applications to be processed.
I use the child maintenance service, and I’ve started this petition because I want the government to fix the system to make sure that all children can get the support they need.
I’m calling on the government to:
- Put provisions in place to make sure that no matter the circumstance, children receive the support they need.
- Reduce the waiting times so that parents are not left for weeks on end without enough money to support their children.
- Close loopholes that allow parents who can afford child maintenance to avoid paying.
