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Legal Aid Questions
coffeentwix
Posts: 1 Newbie
I am wondering whether I would be elligible for legal aid or not . Generally it all seems straight forward, but certain areas are not very well explained.
For example, how would having capital of £4,000 effect the contributions? (With £3,000 being the most they would let you have without effecting contributions.) What about if someone had capital of £4,000 tied up in long term investments and debts of £1,000 (cards, loans, etc.) Would they class this as having £3,000 capital?
How would irregular payments be taken into account? I am a freelance photography writer and would typically receive payments on a quarterly basis of different amounts. Throughout the year I also do photography work for clients. This is quite irregular and often difficult to predict.
Then there are typical outgoings for keeping equipment up to date. Some of this is quite expensive, so I have to budget or buy on credit. From a business point of view, all the ins and outs make sense towards the end of the year, but it's harder to say what's going on during the year.
As mentioned, the information given on the legal services web site is not very clear. Apparently lump sum payments (end of year bonuses) are classed as capital, but no information is given about quarterly payments, especially if they are necessary to make bigger purchases.
Obviously they want to know whether someone's financial situation changes. In my case, every month is different. Would I have to report them every little change or are they more interested in bigger changes?
Has anyone here had similar experiences?
For example, how would having capital of £4,000 effect the contributions? (With £3,000 being the most they would let you have without effecting contributions.) What about if someone had capital of £4,000 tied up in long term investments and debts of £1,000 (cards, loans, etc.) Would they class this as having £3,000 capital?
How would irregular payments be taken into account? I am a freelance photography writer and would typically receive payments on a quarterly basis of different amounts. Throughout the year I also do photography work for clients. This is quite irregular and often difficult to predict.
Then there are typical outgoings for keeping equipment up to date. Some of this is quite expensive, so I have to budget or buy on credit. From a business point of view, all the ins and outs make sense towards the end of the year, but it's harder to say what's going on during the year.
As mentioned, the information given on the legal services web site is not very clear. Apparently lump sum payments (end of year bonuses) are classed as capital, but no information is given about quarterly payments, especially if they are necessary to make bigger purchases.
Obviously they want to know whether someone's financial situation changes. In my case, every month is different. Would I have to report them every little change or are they more interested in bigger changes?
Has anyone here had similar experiences?
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