Division 1.4.2.1 Regular inter-household cash transfers received (HY080G)F1

Regular inter-household cash transfers received refer to regular payments received, even if only once a year, which are available to finance (regular) consumption expenditure.

The term encompasses:

• compulsory alimony and child support,

• voluntary alimony and child support received on a regular basis,

• regular cash support from persons other than household members,

• regular cash support from households in other countries.

It does not include:

• Free or subsidised housing provided by another household (which is included under the concept of Imputed rent),

• Inheritances and other capital transfers, i.e. transfers received from other households which the household does not consider as being wholly available for consumption within the income reference period,

• Gifts and other large, one-off and unexpected cash flows, such as lump sums to buy a car, a house, or the like, or to be saved for long-term consumption (more than one year ahead),

• Alimonies or support paid by government (central or local) if, for some reason, the spouse does not pay alimony/child support. The amount paid by the government should be recorded in the family allowances (variable HY050).