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CHILD MAINTENANCE CALCULATOR UK

Is the parent who should be paying child maintenance in one of the following situations so that a Nil rate applies? • A student • A child aged 16 or under (or 18 or under if they're in full-time education not higher than A-level) • A prisoner • Getting an allowance for work-based training or Skillseekers training (in Scotland) • Living in a care home or independent hospital and getting help with the fees*
- Yes
- No
CONCLUSION: Nil rate circumstances
Please be aware that a NIL RATE will probably apply. This is because you have indicated that specific circumstances apply so the paying parent doesn't have to pay child maintenance. You have said that the parent who should be paying child maintenance is in one of the following circumstances: * A student * A child aged 16 or under (or 18 or under if they're in full-time education not higher than A-level) * A prisoner * Getting an allowance for work-based training or Skillseekers training (in Scotland) * Living in a care home or independent hospital and getting help with the fees
Does the paying parent OR the partner they live with receive a relevant benefit?*
Income Support;
Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance;
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance;
Pension Credit;
Contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance;
Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance;
State Pension;
Incapacity Benefit;
Training Allowance;
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Payments;
War Disablement Pension;
Bereavement Allowance;
Carer's Allowance;
Maternity Allowance;
Severe Disablement Allowance;
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit;
Widowed Parent's Allowance;
Widow's Pension;
Universal Credit with no earned income;
A social security benefit paid by a country other than the UK;
In Scotland: This also includes Skillseekers training, War Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension
- Yes
- No
How many nights a year do the children stay over with the parent paying child maintenance?*
- Less than 52 (less than once a week)
- 52 to 103 (1 to 2 nights a week)
- 104 to 155 (2 to 3 nights a week)
- 156 to 174 (approx 3 nights a week)
- 175 or more (more than 3 nights a week)
CONCLUSION: Benefits and less than 52 nights
The child maintenance payment is the flat rate of £7 per week. This is the weekly amount, not the amount per child. This is because you have said the person paying maintenance is on one of the following benefits and has the child or children for less than 52 nights a year. Income Support; Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance; Income-related Employment and Support Allowance; Pension Credit; Contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance; Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance; State Pension; Incapacity Benefit; Training Allowance; Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Payments; War Disablement Pension; Bereavement Allowance; Carer's Allowance; Maternity Allowance; Severe Disablement Allowance; Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit; Widowed Parent's Allowance; Widow's Pension; Universal Credit with no earned income; A social security benefit paid by a country other than the UK; In Scotland: This also includes Skillseekers training, War Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension
CONCLUSION: Benefits and 52 to 103 nights
Based on your answers no child maintenance has to be paid. This is because the parent paying child maintenance is receiving one of the following benefits and they have shared care of the child or children for between 52 and 103 nights a year. Income Support; Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance; Income-related Employment and Support Allowance; Pension Credit; Contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance; Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance; State Pension; Incapacity Benefit; Training Allowance; Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Payments; War Disablement Pension; Bereavement Allowance; Carer's Allowance; Maternity Allowance; Severe Disablement Allowance; Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit; Widowed Parent's Allowance; Widow's Pension; Universal Credit with no earned income; A social security benefit paid by a country other than the UK; In Scotland: This also includes Skillseekers training, War Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension
CONCLUSION: Benefits and 104 to 155 nights
Based on your answers no child maintenance has to be paid. This is because the parent paying child maintenance is receiving one of the following benefits and they have shared care of the child or children for between 104 to 155 nights a year. Income Support; Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance; Income-related Employment and Support Allowance; Pension Credit; Contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance; Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance; State Pension; Incapacity Benefit; Training Allowance; Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Payments; War Disablement Pension; Bereavement Allowance; Carer's Allowance; Maternity Allowance; Severe Disablement Allowance; Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit; Widowed Parent's Allowance; Widow's Pension; Universal Credit with no earned income; A social security benefit paid by a country other than the UK; In Scotland: This also includes Skillseekers training, War Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension
CONCLUSION: Benefits and 156 to 174 nights
Based on your answers no child maintenance has to be paid. This is because the parent paying child maintenance is receiving one of the following benefits and they have shared care of the child or children for between 156 to 174 nights a year. Income Support; Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance; Income-related Employment and Support Allowance; Pension Credit; Contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance; Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance; State Pension; Incapacity Benefit; Training Allowance; Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Payments; War Disablement Pension; Bereavement Allowance; Carer's Allowance; Maternity Allowance; Severe Disablement Allowance; Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit; Widowed Parent's Allowance; Widow's Pension; Universal Credit with no earned income; A social security benefit paid by a country other than the UK; In Scotland: This also includes Skillseekers training, War Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension
CONCLUSION: Benefits and 175 or more nights
Based on your answers no child maintenance has to be paid. This is because the parent paying child maintenance is receiving one of the following benefits and they have shared care of the child or children for 175 or more nights a year. Income Support; Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance; Income-related Employment and Support Allowance; Pension Credit; Contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance; Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance; State Pension; Incapacity Benefit; Training Allowance; Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Payments; War Disablement Pension; Bereavement Allowance; Carer's Allowance; Maternity Allowance; Severe Disablement Allowance; Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit; Widowed Parent's Allowance; Widow's Pension; Universal Credit with no earned income; A social security benefit paid by a country other than the UK; In Scotland: This also includes Skillseekers training, War Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension
Enter a yearly GROSS INCOME figure (which will then be converted to a weekly gross income figure)*
This is the WEEKLY GROSS INCOME figure
This weekly gross figure will now be used for the further calculations below
Enter the WEEKLY GROSS pension payments made into a PRIVATE PENSION SCHEME by the parent paying child maintenance*
Enter 0 if no payments are made or if the payments are into an occupational or employer pension scheme
Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.
This is the WEEKLY GROSS INCOME figure after deducting the pension payments
This weekly gross income figure will now be used for the further calculations below
CONCLUSION: No benefits but income of less than £7.00 a week
Based on your answers no child maintenance has to be paid because a NIL RATE applies. This is because the income of the parent paying child maintenance is less than £7.00 a week but they do not receive benefits.
CONCLUSION: No benefits but income of between £7.00 to £100 a week
Based on your answers the child maintenance payment is the flat rate of £7.00 per week. This is the weekly amount, not the amount per child. This is because the person paying maintenance is not on benefits and their gross weekly income (less any pension contributions they make) is £100 a week or less.
How many other children does the paying parent or their partner get child benefit for - who may or may not be living with them?*
Enter 0 if there are no relevant children.
DO NOT count the children that child maintenance has to be paid for.
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3 or more
How many other children does the paying parent or their partner get child benefit for - who may or may not be living with them? (REDUCED RATE)*
Enter 0 if there are no relevant children.
DO NOT count the children that child maintenance has to be paid for.
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3 or more
Please enter the number of children the paying parent must pay maintenance for (reduced rate)*
- 1
- 2
- 3
The paying parent pays a standard amount of £7.00 for the first £100 of income, leaving the following balance to be carried forward (REDUCED RATE)
This is the amount applicable for the paying parent who has no other children to support calculated by reference to the balance over £100 and the number of children to be maintained (REDUCED RATE)
The formula then calculates 16.4% of the balance of the paying parent's income, as below
The formula then calculates 15.6% of the balance of the paying parent's income, as below
The formula then calculates 15.2% of the balance of the paying parent's income, as below
The formula then calculates 23.5% of the balance of the paying parent's income, as below
The formula then calculates 22.5% of the balance of the paying parent's income, as below
The formula then calculates 21.9% of the balance of the paying parent's income, as below
The formula then calculates 28.8% of the balance of the paying parent's income, as below
The formula then calculates 27.7% of the balance of the paying parent's income, as below
The formula then calculates 26.9% of the balance of the paying parent's income, as below
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has no other children to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE)
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PAYABLE ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has no other children to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE). An additional reduction of £7.00 per child per week has been applied because there is shared care of 175 or more nights a year.
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PAYABLE ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has no other children to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE). An additional reduction of £7.00 per child per week has been applied because there is shared care of 175 or more nights a year.
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PAYABLE ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has no other children to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE). An additional reduction of £7.00 per child per week has been applied because there is shared care of 175 or more nights a year.
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PAYABLE ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has ONE child to pay maintenance for and ONE other child to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE)
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PAYABLE ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has ONE child to pay maintenance for and ONE other child to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE). An additional reduction of £7.00 per child per week has been applied because there is shared care of 175 nights or more a year.
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has ONE child to pay maintenance for and TWO other children to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE)
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has ONE child to pay maintenance for and TWO other children to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE)
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has ONE child to pay maintenance for and THREE other children to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE)
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has ONE child to pay maintenance for and THREE other children to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE). An additional reduction of £7.00 per child per week has been applied because there is shared care of 175 nights or more a year.
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has TWO children to pay maintenance for and ONE other child to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE)
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has TWO children to pay maintenance for and ONE other child to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE). An additional reduction of £7.00 per child per week has been applied because there is shared care of 175 nights or more a year.
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has TWO children to pay maintenance for and TWO other children to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE)
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has TWO children to pay maintenance for and TWO other children to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE). An additional reduction of £7.00 per child per week has been applied because there is shared care of 175 nights or more a year.
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has TWO children to pay maintenance for and THREE other children to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE)
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has TWO children to pay maintenance for and THREE other children to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE). An additional reduction of £7.00 per child per week has been applied because there is shared care of 175 nights or more a year.
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has THREE children to pay maintenance for and ONE other child to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE)
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has THREE children to pay maintenance for and ONE other child to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE). An additional reduction of £7.00 per child per week has been applied because there is shared care of 175 nights or more a year.
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has THREE children to pay maintenance for and TWO other children to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE)
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has THREE children to pay maintenance for and TWO other children to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE). An additional reduction of £7.00 per child per week has been applied because there is shared care of 175 nights or more a year.
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has THREE children to pay maintenance for and THREE other children to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE)
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent (who has THREE children to pay maintenance for and THREE other children to support) after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (REDUCED RATE). An additional reduction of £7.00 per child per week has been applied because there is shared care of 175 nights or more a year.
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT ON A MONTHLY BASIS (REDUCED RATE)
This is the amount of reduction applied because of the other children living in the paying parent's household
This is the GROSS WEEKLY AMOUNT that will be used for the next part of the assessment:
NOTE: the maximum amount of income taken into account is £3,000 a week
The Child Maintenance Agency cannot take into account a gross weekly income (after deductions for pension payments and allowance for other children being cared for) in excess of £3,000 a week - or £156,000 a year. However, I have left open the ability of this calculator to return results using an income in excess of £3,000 a week to allow parents in this situation to still attempt an agreement rather than fall back upon an expensive application to the family court for a 'top-up' order on the balance of income over £3,000 a week.
Please enter the number of children the paying parent must pay maintenance for (Basic Rate)*
- 1
- 2
- 3 or more
Please enter the number of children the paying parent must pay maintenance for (Basic Plus Rate)*
- 1
- 2
- 3 or more
Amount of gross weekly income (BASIC RATE) that the paying parent must pay based on the number of children who must be maintained BEFORE allowance is made for shared care
The calculator then deducts the first £800 of income (taken into account using the Basic rate) which leaves the following balance (taken into account using the Basic Plus rate)
The balance over £800 is then dealt with by a percentage calculation determined by the number of relevant children who must be maintained
Please CONFIRM the number of children the paying parent will pay maintenance for*
- 1
- 2
- 3 or more
Amount of gross weekly income combining a Basic Rate treatment of the first £800 of gross income and the balance at Basic Plus rate that the paying parent will pay based on the number of children who must be maintained
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (BASIC RATE)
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PAYABLE ON A MONTHLY BASIS (BASIC RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (BASIC RATE). An additional reduction of £7.00 per child per week has been applied because there is shared care of 175 or more nights a week.
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PAYABLE ON A MONTHLY BASIS (BASIC RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (BASIC RATE). An additional reduction of £7.00 per child per week has been applied because there is shared care of 175 or more nights a week.
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PAYABLE ON A MONTHLY BASIS (BASIC RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (BASIC RATE). An additional reduction of £7.00 per child per week has been applied because there is shared care of 175 or more nights a week.
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PAYABLE ON A MONTHLY BASIS (BASIC RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (BASIC PLUS RATE)
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PAYABLE ON A MONTHLY BASIS (BASIC PLUS RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (BASIC PLUS RATE). An additional reduction of £7.00 per child per week has been applied because there is shared care of 175 nights or more a year.
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PAYABLE ON A MONTHLY BASIS (BASIC PLUS RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (BASIC PLUS RATE). An additional reduction of £7.00 per child per week has been applied because there is shared care of 175 nights or more a year.
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PAYABLE ON A MONTHLY BASIS (BASIC PLUS RATE)
CONCLUSION: THIS IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE payable by the paying parent after a REDUCTION has been made for any nights of shared care (BASIC PLUS RATE). An additional reduction of £7.00 per child per week has been applied because there is shared care of 175 nights or more a year.
AND THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PAYABLE ON A MONTHLY BASIS (BASIC PLUS RATE)
IMPORTANT: IF THIS CALCULATION PROVIDES FOR LESS THAN £7 A WEEK FOR MAINTENANCE AFTER THE SHARED CARE ALLOWANCE HAS BEEN APPLIED BE AWARE THAT THE PAYING PARENT WILL ALWAYS PAY £7.00 A WEEK MINIMUM PAYMENT
IMPORTANT NOTE: If child maintenance is set at Basic, Basic Plus, or Reduced rates a paying parent will always pay at least £7.00 a week or £33.00 (rounded down) a month in child maintenance because even after allowing for shared care, the weekly payment cannot fall below this amount.
JUST A REMINDER: the maximum amount of income taken into account is £3,000 a week
The gross weekly income of the paying parent is in excess of £3,000 a week. So the result you have obtained would be outside the amount that could be awarded by the Child Maintenance Agency. However, you can use the result to attempt an agreement rather than fall back upon an expensive application to the family court for a 'top-up' order on the balance of income over £3,000 a week.
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