Legal Aid Scheme: Housing
Commons · Question 106674 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what checks and balances are in place to ensure that Legal Aid funding in housing disputes is used proportionately.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 27 Jan 2026
The scope of legal aid for housing matters is set out under paragraphs 33-35 of Schedule 1 to Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. This includes civil legal services relating to loss of home and ancillary housing, debt...