49.—(1) Any payment of child aliment or maintenance made by or derived from a liable relative where the child or young person in respect of whom the payment is made is a member of the applicant's family, except where the person making the payment is the applicant or the applicant's partner.S
(2) In paragraph (1)—
“child aliment or maintenance” means any payment towards the maintenance of a child or young person, including any payment made voluntarily and payments made under—
the Child Support Act 1991 M1;
the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 M2;
a court order;
a consent order under the Civil Partnership Act 2004, the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 or the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973;
a maintenance agreement registered for execution in the Books of Council and Session or the sheriff court books; and
“liable relative” means a person listed in regulation 54 (interpretation) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 M3, other than a person falling within sub-paragraph (d) of that definition.
Marginal Citations
M21991/2628 (N.I. 23).
M3S.I. 1987/1967 was relevantly amended by S.I. 2005/2877 and 2008/2111.