# The Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987, Paragraph 47

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Any payment of maintenance, whether under a court order or not, which is made or due to be made by–
(a) the claimant’s former partner, or the claimant’s partner’s former partner; or
(b) the parent of a child or young person where that child or young person is a member of the claimant’s family except where that parent is the claimant or the claimant’s partner.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), where more than one maintenance payment falls to be taken into account in any week, all such payments shall be aggregated and treated as if they were a single payment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1973/schedule/2/paragraph/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-credit-general-regulations-1987/schedule-2/paragraph-47
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