The Government is seeking to reform the child maintenance system. Its public consultation ends on 7 April 2011 so we have to make our voices heard before then. Sign and say NO to a tax on child maintenance.
Currently 1.2 million parents use the Child Support Agency (CSA) in order to collect regular child maintenance payments from the non-carer parent. The average maintenance payment is £200.00.
Currently one parent will pay £200.00 to the CSA which will then pay this £200.00 to the other parent to use towards the costs of raising their child(ren).
The Government wants to reform this system. It is proposing to charge the non-carer parent up to 20% (an average of £40.00) to use the child maintenance system and it is further proposing a deduction of up to 12% (an average of £24.00) from the child maintenance payment in order to cover the costs of running the system.
Government?s proposal: one parent will pay £240.00 to the CSA which will then make its deductions and then will pay only £176.00 to the other parent towards the costs of raising their child(ren).
Therefore, under the new system, a carer parent would lose an average of £24.00 each month due to the tax on the child maintenance payment.
Today I set up an online petition to protest against this proposed reform. You can join the protest at
www.ipetitions.com/petition/taxingkids/
If you are personally affected you can read the Government?s consultation paper and respond directly at
www.dwp.gov.uk/consultations/2011/strengthening-families.shtml
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Say NO to tax on child maintenance
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Jmum85 · 18/02/2011 17:12
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