# The Civil Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 1997, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
These Regulations amend the Civil Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1989 so as to:—
(a) increase the income limit for non-contributory civil legal aid from £2,498 to £2,563; the upper income limit is increased from £7,403 to £7,595; for personal injury cases the upper income limit is increased from £8,158 to £8,370 (regulation 2); and
(b) provide that a payment made under the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996 shall be disregarded in computing disposable income and capital (regulation 3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/753/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-assessment-of-resources-amendment-regulations-1997/note
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