# The Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013, Regulation 14: Deemed eligibility: qualifying benefits

Extent: E+W

(1) Where the Director is satisfied that any individual whose disposable income is to be assessed under regulation 6(1) is, directly or indirectly, properly in receipt of any benefit specified in paragraph (3), the Director must treat that individual’s disposable income as not exceeding the disposable income sum specified in regulations 7(2)(a) or 8(a) as appropriate.
(2) Where the Director is satisfied that any individual whose disposable capital is to be assessed in accordance with regulation 6(2) is, directly or indirectly, properly in receipt any benefit specified in paragraph (3), the Director must treat that individual’s disposable capital as not exceeding the disposable capital sum specified in regulations 7(2)(b) or 8(b) as appropriate.
(3) The benefits are—
(a) any qualifying benefit; or
(b) where the individual’s total income from all sources for the year ending with the date on which the application for a determination in relation to advice and assistance under section 15 of the Act is made is not more than £14,213,—
(i) any working tax credit payable under Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 claimed together with child tax credit payable under Part 1 of that Act; or
(ii) any working tax credit payable under Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 with a disability element or severe disability element (or both).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/471/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-financial-resources-regulations-2013/regulation-14
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