Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 87406

Legal Aid Scheme: Housing and Immigration

Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

LabourClapham and Brixton Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timeline is for the implementation of the uplift of (a) housing and (b) immigration legal aid.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
The Government announced in July this year that legal aid fees for housing and immigration legal aid will be uplifted.Following the criminal attack on the Legal Aid Agency’s digital systems, the Government’s priority has been to maintain access to justice...

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