Eligibility calculator

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Who is the calculator for?
Using the calculator
Data protection
For more information

Who is the calculator for?

This calculator is designed for LSC service providers. We advise members of the public to use the Legal Aid Calculator on the Community Legal Advice website.

This tool helps work out eligibility for those levels of help where the provider is responsible for means assessment.

Providers should also refer to LSC forms CW1, CW2, CLS MEANS 6 and CLS MEANS 7 which contain the relevant means information.

The calculator is also useful to work out eligibility for levels of service where the LSC is the assessing authority.

The calculator is not a replacement for the detailed financial eligibility guidance in Volume 2F of the LSC Manual. This information is particularly useful for those levels of service which are not subject to a means test.

It is available as a pilot application and results cannot be taken as a final indication of whether the client will receive legal aid.

Using the calculator

The calculator guides users as you work through it. Some tips:

enter figures into the boxes provided using your computer keyboard
where check boxes are provided select your options by clicking with your mouse in the box or by using the Tab, Space and Enter keys on your computer keyboard
boxes for which you do not need to type in a figure will appear in grey
what boxes are provided will depend on the questions you answer at the beginning of the calculator
at the end of the calculator you can print out the results page, which includes the figures entered and eligibility result. You can also print out a copy of certain LSC forms with the relevant sections filled in
if ineligible for CLS funded help, the client could use the results page from the calculator when applying for Pro Bono help, for example
if you cannot see Next and Back buttons at the bottom of your screen, it is possible that the calculator window has not filled the whole screen. To maximise the window, double-click the very top bar of the screen (which says Legal Aid Calculator) with the left button of your mouse.

Data protection

For data protection reasons none of the information entered into the calculator is saved. When you close the calculator window, or your browser, the information is deleted.

Please print the results at the end of the calculator if you want to keep the information.

For more information

Detailed information on financial eligibility for civil legal aid is in Volume 2F of the LSC Manual.

Send feedback on the calculator to the Direct Services team.

This team cannot provide advice on eligibility. Advisers should contact their regional office for queries regarding client eligibilty.

Members of the public should visit the Community Legal Advice website to:

use the CLS Directory to find a legal adviser
view legal information leaflets
use the calculator for members of the public.

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Last updated: 14 April 2008