Civil Legal Aid (Exclusion of Value of Free or Partly Free Board) (Amendment) Bill 2021

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The proposal would stop the value of free or partly free board from being counted as income when someone applies for civil legal aid. Its aim is to prevent low-income people from being wrongly turned away, especially people receiving Housing Assistance Payment, which is paid directly to a landlord but has been treated as income for legal aid purposes.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 to give provision for the exclusion of the value of free or partly free board as income when applying for civil legal aid.

Last updated 30 January 2025