Child Poverty Act 2010

7 Interpretation of terms used in relation to targets

(1) Regulations may for the purposes of this Part make provision about the following—

(a) what is a qualifying household;

(b) the circumstances in which a child is or is not to be regarded as living in a qualifying household;

(c) what is to be regarded as the income of a household for a financial year;

(d) what deductions are to be made in calculating the net income of a household;

(e) how net household income is to be equivalised.

(2) The deductions prescribed under subsection (1)(d) are not to include housing costs, but regulations under that provision may provide that specified expenses are not to be treated as housing costs.

(3) In this Part “equivalised”, in relation to household income, means adjusted to take account of variations in household size and composition.

(4) In making regulations under subsection (1)(a), the Secretary of State must have regard to the desirability of ensuring that the targets in sections 3 to 6 have as wide an application as is reasonably practicable, having regard to the statistical surveys that are being or can reasonably be expected to be undertaken.