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LEGAL AID IS MEANS TESTED - PLEASE ENSURE YOU BRING EVIDENCE OF YOUR INCOME

 

If your case is a genuine emergency and /or there is a good reason why you cannot produce evidence of your income (e.g. it is locked in your flat and your landlord has changed the locks) before it is essential that works starts on your case you may be eligible for legal aid whilst evidence is being obtained.

If you don’t have a genuine emergency and there isn’t a good reason why you can’t obtain the documents needed to show you are eligible for legal aid then due to the rules regarding legal aid we may not be able to open a file for you and begin work on it until we do have these documents.

If you:

You should bring:

Anyone regardless of income

AND

 Your most recent bank or Post Office statementAND the following document as applicable to you:
Employed Your most recent wage slip -
THIS IS ESSENTIAL IF YOU ARE EMPLOYED
Self Employed Last audited accounts or business ledger

Receiving any of the the following benefits:

  • Income Support
  • Inocme related
  • Employment and Support
  • AllowanceIncome based Jobseekers
  • AllowanceGuarantee Pension
  • CreditAsylum seeker in receipt of NASS Support
  • Original benefit notification letter
  • Recent letter stating change in benefit amount
  • A letter from the agency that pays you confirming the benefits that ou are receiving; or
  • NASS payments only - a copy of your most recent weekly NASS Voucher / receipt (issued to you at the Post Office when you are paid)

On other benefits e.g. Incapacity Benefit, Contribution Based JSA, Disability Allowance etc.
  • Original benefit notification letter
  • Most recent letter stating a change in benefit amount

Receiving working tax credit or child tax credit
  • Your most recent tax credit award notice

Without an income

 
  • Any documents why you do not have an income e.g. a letter stating that your benefits or NASS support are going to stop.
 

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