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Legal Aid

We are authorised by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to give free legal help and assistance to individuals and families who cannot privately fund our Housing and Immigration services. Access to Legal Aid is subject to eligibility criteria. If you qualify for legal assistance, you do not have to pay for our services.

Eligibility

Subject to an income and savings assessment, you may be eligible for legal help. You may qualify for legal aid if you get:

Universal Credit (UC)
Income Support
Income Based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
Income Related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Guarantee Credit

If you are eligible for legal assistance, you do not have to pay us for carrying out work on your behalf.

The Work

If you qualify for legal assistance, you matter will be assigned to the relevant Immigration or Housing team for an initial case assessment.

Who Will Carry Out The Work?

Our Legal Aid Department will assign your matter to the most experienced and suitable solicitor. The solicitor with conduct of your matter will contact you to conduct an initial eligibility assessment of your matter.

Cost Information

If you qualify for legal assistance, you do not need to pay us for the work that we do for you.

Legal Assistance Form

This form collects your personal information solely for the purpose of communicating with you. Any data that you submit using this web form will be held by our firm as Data Controller and will be held securely for 12 months before being securely and confidentially destroyed. Your data will not be disclosed to any third parties without your consent or as otherwise allowed by the relevant Data Protection legislation and will only be used for responding to your query (or purposes associated with that purpose). You have the right to be informed about what data we hold about you along with other rights set out in the legislation. Further information about your rights under the data protection legislation can be found at www.ico.org.uk. Full details can be found on our www.virgosolicitors.co.uk on our Data & Privacy Notice.

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