In order to qualify for legal aid a tenant should be in receipt of the required benefits and not have capital in excess of £8,000.00.
Income Support
Income Related Employment and Support (ESA)
Income based Jobseekers Allowance (JSA)
Guaranteed State Pension Credit
Payments from NASS in respect of Immigration and Asylum
An employed tenant cannot have a gross income exceeding £2657.00. £222.00 can be added to this figure for a fifth and each subsequent child.
A tenant cannot have a disposable income of more than £773.00 per month after deductions.
There is a financial eligibility checker at www.civil-eligibility-calculator.justice.gov.uk
