Legal aid for housing cases

Legal aid is government assistance to meet legal costs for people who are unable to afford legal representation. Legal aid can help meet the costs of legal advice of bringing or defending a case and also sometimes representing you in court.

You will usually need to show:

• your case is eligible for legal aid
• the problem is serious
• you cannot afford to pay for legal costs

You will also usually need to show that you cannot afford to pay for this help and you will normally have to give details and evidence of your income, benefits, savings and property and those of your partner.

Please note that you may have to pay some money towards the legal costs of your case or pay costs back later.

Check if you can get legal aid to get help with your housing matter.

If you and your case meet the eligibility criteria, we will assist you to apply for legal aid.