Government funding in civil cases

• Civil disputes available for funding examples

  Family (due to child involvement)

  Housing (made homeless)

  Asylum and immigration (safety)
• Test 1


  Merit test
• Who has power to set criteria

  Lord Chancellor
• Factors to consider (CAASP)

  Cost, benefit and importance

  Availability of resources to provide the service

  Availability of other services (e.g. ADR)

  Prospect of Success

  Public interest
• Test 2


  Means test
• Means considered

  Income

  Capital

  House
• Income = gross income - : (CHAT)


  Tax and nat insurance

  Housing costs

  Child maintenance and/or child care costs

  Allowance for dependents
• Income margin for nothing

  £2657<
• Income to receive LA


  £733>
• Income margin to pay some

  £733-£2657
• Capital based on:


  Savings

  Investments

  Stocks and shares

  Valuable items e.g. jewellery
• Capital margin for nothing

  £8000<
• House based on:

  Equity within
• House margin for nothing

  £100,000<