Written questions

Legal Aid Scheme: Housing

Commons · Question 106675 · 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 the average cost to the Legal Aid Agency was per housing dispute in each of the last five years.

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...