Division 1.4.2.2 Alimonies (HY081G) receivedF1

Alimonies include:

• Compulsory alimony and child support;

• Voluntary alimony and child support received on a regular basis.

Alimonies refer to receipts for children and/or former spouse, which can come from within the same country or from another country.

Alimonies exclude:

• Regular cash support (other than alimonies) from persons other than household members;

• Regular cash support (other than alimonies) from households in other countries;

• 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, like lump sums to buy a car or a house, 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 the alimony/child support. The amount paid by the government should be recorded in the family allowances (variable HY050).