Basic Rate
The Basic rate applies the amount of child maintenance you will pay each week is based on the following percentages:
- 12% for one child
- 16% for two children
- 19% for three or more children
Basic Plus Rate
If your gross weekly income is more than £800, the Basic Plus rate of child maintenance is applied as well as the Basic rate.
In addition to the percentage rates applied to the first £800 above, the following percentages are calculated
on any balance over £800:
- 9% for one child
- 12% for two children
- 15% for three or more children
The basic plus rate is capped at £3000 per week.
Reduced Rate
For the reduced rate you would pay a fixed rate of £7 a week for the first £100 and the following
percentage will be applied to the balance:
- 17% for one child
- 25% for two children
- 31% for three or more children
Flat Rate and Nil Rate
If your weekly gross income is less than £100 or you or your partner receive certain benefits,
you would pay a flat rate of £7 a week in child maintenance.
If you are under 16, a student aged 19 or less, in prison or in a care home,
you would not have to pay any child maintenance.
