Government petition to make the parent receiving child maintenance provide receipts

Teah1984

In my opinion when a parent is paying child maintenance all of the money being paid should be spent on the child/children involved. Now I know that not all parents receiving child maintenance use this to fund their social lives and I am only going off what has/is happening in my case. However I believe that if receipts had to be provided then majority of children would be better off as they would get 100% of the money spent on them. Please feel free to sign my petition if you agree!!

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Guest101

Irrelevant.


As long as the child is healthy and happy, what does it matter if the PWC gets a bottle of wine or whatnot.


In the vast majority of cases the tax payer contributes more to the child than the NRP.

Poppie68

If the child is feed, clothed, warm roof over their heads and happy what business is it of the NRP? The PWC will also be contributing so what right does the other parent have to demand receipts?

Teah1984

It is the nrps business they are their children as well just because they do not reside with their children does not mean they do not have the right ask questions imo.

Teah1984

In reply to the comment about what does it matter whether the residing parent is spending the child maintenance on a bottle of wine or whatever. Child maintenance is for the children involved not for the residing parent to fund their own social life or lifestyle.

Guest101

Teah1984 wrote: »

It is the nrps business they are their children as well just because they do not reside with their children does not mean they do not have the right ask questions imo.

If the NRP has concerns about welfare I would fully expect them to take appropriate action - such as social services, or refusing to return the children in extreme cases


None of that entitles an NRP to receipts.

Guest101

Teah1984 wrote: »

In reply to the comment about what does it matter whether the residing parent is spending the child maintenance on a bottle of wine or whatever. Child maintenance is for the children involved not for the residing parent to fund their own social life or lifestyle.

A relaxed parent is able to offer much better care than a stressed one. The fact you cant work that out for yourself is surprising.

Teah1984

As a nrp working full time and having access to my children on a regular basis ie weekends, school holidays, Christmas etc when I pay child maintenance that money is to be spent on my children to get them clothes, shoes, food etc. Under no circumstances should CHILD maintenance be used for the residing parent to buy bottles of wine, have nights out just to be relaxed. Child maintenance is for the children involved. On the debate of receipts being shown why shouldn't the residing parent have to provide receipts to prove they are spending the maintenance on the children and not their own lifestyles. Why should a nrp go to work full time and be funding the pwc's social life with their hard earned money. I have said previously on a number of occasions to many people that I do not nor will I ever begrudge paying child maintenance for my children what I do begrudge is that I am effectively funding my ex partners social life and that is something that is not right!

GwylimT

So if an NRP effectively gets receipts, surely an RP should be allowed to receive reports stating exactly what and where the NRP takes little ones.

Guest101

Teah1984 wrote: »

As a nrp working full time - you and millions of others. and having access to my children on a regular basis ie weekends, school holidays, Christmas etc when I pay child maintenance that money is to be spent on my children to get them clothes, shoes, food etc. - Are you suggesting it's not spent on those things, or not spent 'solely' on those things? Under no circumstances should CHILD maintenance be used for the residing parent to buy bottles of wine, have nights out just to be relaxed. - So you'd prefer the person giving care primarily to your children to be stressed out? Depressed? Child maintenance is for the children involved. - Are you suggesting that the children have less spent on them than you pay? I suspect that's not true when you consider rent and bills etc. On the debate of receipts being shown why shouldn't the residing parent have to provide receipts to prove they are spending the maintenance on the children and not their own lifestyles. - Because they dont owe you an explanation? Perhaps it's saved up for a holiday for the children? Why should a nrp go to work full time and be funding the pwc's social life with their hard earned money. - perhaps you'd prefer to become the PWC? Have you considered this? I have said previously on a number of occasions to many people that I do not nor will I ever begrudge paying child maintenance for my children what I do begrudge is that I am effectively funding my ex partners social life and that is something that is not right!

Do you have a social life? Well then stop. All that money can then be put into an account for the children.

Guest101

GwylimT wrote: »

So if an NRP effectively gets receipts, surely an RP should be allowed to receive reports stating exactly what and where the NRP takes little ones.

As a taxpayer I want receipts too!