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If you or your partner is aged over 60 any income received from voluntary sources, such as from friends and family or charities, is disregarded completely when calculating benefits. If this applies to you then you do not need to enter anything under this source of income.
If you and your partner are both under age 60 any income received from voluntary sources is treated more generously than other kinds of income (a 'disregard' is applied).
If you or your partner receives regular payments from voluntary or charity sources include the full amount you receive and the calculator will automatically work out how much (if any) of this income to include when calculating income for benefits. However, you should not enter any income you get from:
- a trust set up because of a personal injury award, or other income you receive because of a personal injury award
- awards from the McFarlane Trust & the Eileen Trust & Independent Living Funds
- voluntary payments made for non-basic items (i.e. when the money is not intended to be spent on food, clothing, electricity, gas, water bills, accommodation expenses etc)
Regular payments include those paid or due to be paid at recurring intervals such as weekly, monthly or annually (for example every Christmas). Occasional voluntary or charitable payments count as capital.
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