24.—(1) A claimant’s income which does not consist of earnings shall, except where paragraph (2) or regulation 27(4) (weekly amount of charitable or voluntary payment) applies, be estimated over such period as is appropriate in order that his average weekly income over the benefit period may be estimated accurately but the length of the period shall not in any case exceed 52 weeks; and nothing in this paragraph shall authorise an authority to disregard any such income other than that specified in Schedule 4.
(2) The period over which any benefit under the benefit Acts(1) is to be taken into account shall be the period in respect of which that benefit is payable.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation income other than earnings shall be calculated in accordance with Chapter V of this Part.
The benefit Acts are specified in section 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50).