Legal Aid Scheme: Social Rented Housing — Written Question

Question

Kate Osamor

Labour (Co-op) — Edmonton and Winchmore Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the remit of legal aid to enable eligible individuals to receive advice on (a) social housing allocations and (b) disputes over the allocation o

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

Legal aid is available for possession, evictions, homelessness, and disrepair claims (when there is a serious risk of illness or injury) subject to a financial means test and a merits test. This includes when someone is homeless, or at risk of homelessnes...

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