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Legal aid helps pay for legal advice, mediation or representation in court - see if you can claim.

• Overview

  Legal aid can help meet the costs of legal advice, family mediation and…

• What you can get legal aid for

  You could get help with the costs of legal advice or getting someone to…

• Financial eligibility

  To get legal aid, you’ll usually need to show that both: your income is…

• How to apply

  Check if you can get legal aid in England or Wales. Search for a legal aid…

• Funding for exceptional cases

  You could get legal aid for cases that would not usually be eligible if…

• Domestic abuse or violence

  You might be able to get legal aid if you have evidence that you or your…

• Legal problems abroad

  You can apply for legal aid in: Albania Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bosnia…

Find legal advice to solve legal problems out of court: solicitors, pro bono lawyers, barristers, mediators and legal aid.

• Overview

  You can get legal advice and information to solve common problems, for…

• Find a legal adviser

  A legal adviser might be able to help you solve a problem, or give you…

• Solve problems out of court

  You may be able to solve your problem without going to court using…

• Going to court

  You may need to go to court to solve some legal problems. If you go to…

Find out if you can get legal aid, which can help pay for legal advice, family mediation or representation in court or at a tribunal if you can’t afford it

Legal aid application forms and guidance for civil and crime work: apply online or through CCMS, deal with high cost or exceptional cases.

• Updated: 2 August 2023

Overview, how to apply, where to send paperwork and how long the exceptional case funding (ECF) process takes.

• Updated: 28 February 2025

How to get free and confidential advice from Civil Legal Advice in England and Wales.

We provide civil and criminal legal aid and advice in England and Wales to help people deal with their legal problems. LAA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice .

• Updated: 29 April 2025

Legal aid providers: test scope, merits and means; access legislation and regulations; use the civil legal aid calculator and manual.

• Updated: 4 January 2021

Find specific information and funding guidance so you can run your mediation service according to Legal Aid Agency (LAA) contracts.

• Updated: 5 September 2018

How to work out financial eligibility for legal aid: income and capital means testing, passporting and the civil legal aid calculator.

• Updated: 8 April 2025