{"id":10813,"date":"2023-06-22T04:40:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T04:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/?page_id=10813"},"modified":"2023-09-18T04:44:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T04:44:56","slug":"get-help-with-court-fees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/rules\/legal\/courts\/get-help-with-court-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for Help with Court Fees Online or Application Form"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong>: You will need to meet the qualification criteria to get money off <a href=\"\/rules\/business\/debt-and-bankruptcy\/court-claims\/fees-and-interest\/\">court or tribunal fees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As a rule, you must have little in the way of savings or have no savings at all. You must either be on certain benefits as well or have a low income.<\/p>\n<p>The method used to apply for help with court fees depends on the case.<\/p>\n<p>The aid is for claims made at the Court of Protection or at the First-Tier Immigration and Asylum Tribunal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: The same guide is also available in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/help-i-dalu-ffioedd-llysoedd-a-thribiwnlysoedd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Welsh language<\/a> (Cymraeg).<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Savings, Benefits, and Income Criteria<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Savings and Investments<\/h3>\n<p>Anyone under 61 years of age must have less than \u00a33,000 in savings and investments to meet the eligibility criteria.<\/p>\n<p>The upper limit for savings increases to \u00a316,000. But, this only applies if the court fee is between \u00a31,000 and \u00a310,000 &#8216;<strong>or<\/strong>&#8216; you or your partner are 61 years old (or older).<\/p>\n<h3>Qualifying Benefits<\/h3>\n<p>If you do not qualify because your income is too high you would need to be claiming one of these benefits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Income-related <a href=\"\/rules\/employment\/benefits\/entitlement\/esa\/\">Employment and Support Allowance<\/a> (ESA)<\/li>\n<li>Income-based <a href=\"\/rules\/employment\/benefits\/jobseekers\/allowance\/\">Jobseeker&#8217;s Allowance<\/a> (JSA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/rules\/employment\/benefits\/entitlement\/income-support\/\">Income Support<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/rules\/employment\/benefits\/entitlement\/pension-credit\/\">Pension Credit<\/a> (Guarantee Credit)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/rules\/employment\/benefits\/universal-credit\/\">Universal Credit<\/a> (and earning less than \u00a36,000 per year)<\/li>\n<li>Scottish Civil Legal Aid (not Advice and Assistance, or Advice by Way of Representation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Low Income Amount<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/get-help-with-court-fees.png\">What if you are not on any of the qualifying benefits? In this case a single person would need to be earning less than \u00a31,170 a month before tax. If you have a partner the upper limit increases to \u00a31,345.<\/p>\n<p>The threshold increases by an extra \u00a3265 for each child that you have.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An Example<\/strong>: You want to apply for help with <a href=\"\/rules\/business\/debt-and-bankruptcy\/court-claims\/fees-and-interest\/\">court fees<\/a>. You have a partner and two children. So, in this example you would need to earn less than \u00a31,875 to qualify.<\/p>\n<p>It is best to prepare some basic information before you apply such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your <a href=\"\/rules\/employment\/taxation\/national-insurance\/number\/\">National Insurance number<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The court or tribunal form name or number (e.g. C100 or D8).<\/li>\n<li>The case, claim, or &#8216;notice to pay&#8217; number (if you know it).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: In some cases you will need to provide extra details about your income and your savings. A different process to get help with court fees applies in Scotland and in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Start the process now to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/get-help-with-court-fees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">get help with court fees<\/a> on the GOV.UK website. The first question asked is &#8216;what court or tribunal fee do you need help with&#8217;? Some questions do not apply depending on your specific circumstances.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>Get Help with Court Fees Form<\/h2>\n<p>You can also apply for financial help towards a court fee by filling in the paper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/get-help-with-court-fees#other-ways-to-apply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">application form EX160<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"updated-data\"><strong>Apply for Help with Court Fees Online or by Application Form in United Kingdom<\/strong><br \/>\n  <time datetime=\"2022-01-01\">Last Updated 2022<\/time><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ELIGIBILITY: You will need to meet the qualification criteria to get money off court or tribunal fees. As a rule, you must have little in the way of savings or have no savings at all. You must either be on certain benefits as well or have a low income. 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