Article 7 Contributions from persons receiving advice or assistanceF1

In respect of advice or assistance given to any person (in this Article and Article 8 referred to as “a client”), a client shall not, except in accordance with the following provisions of this Article, be required to pay any charge or fee.

Where a client's disposable income exceedsF2£100 a week and he is not (directly or indirectly) in receipt ofF3 income supportF4, an income-based jobseeker's allowance (payable under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995)F5or a guarantee credit under the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 or an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (employment and support allowance), paragraph (1) shall not exempt him from liability to pay, in respect of the advice or assistance, charges or fees up to, but not in the aggregate exceeding, such amount as may be prescribed.

Regulations may provide that for the sum specified in paragraph (2) there shall be substituted such other sum as may be prescribed.