Decision Makers Guide - DMG24008
Income other than earnings: Calculating normal weekly income
other than earnings
The decision maker should calculate normal weekly income other
than earnings by deciding
1) the assessment period
2) the gross amount of each payment of income received by
deducting any amounts disregarded for
2.1 tax paid on income included in the calculation of normal
weekly income
and
2.2 banking charge to convert a payment into sterling.
3) a weekly figure
3.1in weekly paid cases - by averaging (if appropriate) the
gross amounts of income in
2.or
3.2in monthly paid cases - by averaging (if appropriate) the
gross amounts of income in
2., multiplying the result by twelve and dividing by 52
or
3.3in any other case - by averaging (if appropriate) the gross
amounts of income in
2., and then
3.3a when the period is three months, by multiplying the
payment by four and dividing the result by 52
3.3b when the period is a year, by dividing the payment by
52
3.3c for any other period, by multiplying the payment by
seven and dividing the result by the number of days in the period
it covers.
