PART IIMEANS TEST FOR OWNER-OCCUPIER’S AND TENANT’S APPLICATIONS

CHAPTER VIII: OTHER INCOME

Determination of income other than earnings29

1

For the purposes of regulation 22 (average weekly income other than earnings), the income of a relevant person which does not consist of earnings to be taken into account shall, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), be his gross income and any capital treated as income under regulations 30 (annuity treated as income) or 32 (modifications in respect of children and young persons).

2

There shall be disregarded from the determination of a relevant person’s gross income under paragraph (1) any sum, where applicable, specified in Schedule 3.

3

Where the payment of any benefit under the 1992 Act is subject to any deduction by way of recovery the amount to be taken into account under paragraph (1) shall be the gross amount payable.

4

For the avoidance of doubt there shall be included as income to be taken into account under paragraph (1) any payment to which regulation 24(2) applies (payments which are not earnings).