http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/201Equality Act 2010An Act to make provision to require Ministers of the Crown and others when making strategic decisions about the exercise of their functions to have regard to the desirability of reducing socio-economic inequalities; to reform and harmonise equality law and restate the greater part of the enactments relating to discrimination and harassment related to certain personal characteristics; to enable certain employers to be required to publish information about the differences in pay between male and female employees; to prohibit victimisation in certain circumstances; to require the exercise of certain functions to be with regard to the need to eliminate discrimination and other prohibited conduct; to enable duties to be imposed in relation to the exercise of public procurement functions; to increase equality of opportunity; to amend the law relating to rights and responsibilities in family relationships; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-07Expert Participation2026-04-07 Part 15 Family propertyCivil partners: housekeeping allowance2011After section 70 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 insert—Money and property derived from housekeeping allowance70ASection 1 of the Matrimonial Property Act 1964 (money and property derived from housekeeping allowance to be treated as belonging to husband and wife in equal shares) applies in relation to—amoney derived from any allowance made by a civil partner for the expenses of the civil partnership home or for similar purposes, andbany property acquired out of such money,as it applies in relation to money derived from any allowance made by a husband or wife for the expenses of the matrimonial home or for similar purposes, and any property acquired out of such money.2The amendment made by this section does not have effect in relation to any allowance made before the commencement of this section.