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Explanatory note

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These Regulations amend the Civil Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1989 so that:—

(a)

the income and capital of a person in receipt of income-based jobseeker’s allowance are to be taken not to exceed the contribution limit for the time being;

(b)

any back to work bonus treated as payable by way of a jobseeker’s allowance, and all earning top-up , is excluded from the computations of income and capital;

(c)

the assessment officer is to notify the Area Director of any amended assessment under regulation 14, so that he may discharge or amend the legal aid certificate.