Regulation 16 Normal weekly income other than earnings

if before the date of claim those payments are made at regular intervals F6and of regular amounts, by reference to the normal weekly amount;

if they are not so made, by reference to the average of such payments received in the 13 weeks immediately preceding the week in which F7the date of claim falls.

if before the date of claim those maintenance payments are made at regular intervals F9and of regular amounts, by reference to the normal weekly amount;

if they are not so made, F10except in a case to which sub-paragraph (c) applies, by reference to the average of such payments received in the 13 weeks immediately preceding the week in which the date of claim falls,

where the maintenance assessment has been notified to the claimant under regulation 10 of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations 1992 during the 13 weeks immediately preceding the week of claim, by reference to the average of such payments, calculated on a weekly basis, received in the interim period,

“child support maintenance” means such periodical payments as are referred to in section 3(6) of the Child Support Act 1991;

“maintenance assessment” has the same meaning as in the Child Support Act 1991 by virtue of section 54 of that Act.

“the interim period” means the week in which the date of notification of the maintenance assessment falls and the subsequent period up to and including the week immediately preceding the week of claim.