People wishing to apply for a fee remission must use the following forms and leaflets.
There are two types of fee remissions:
Remission 1 � You will receive a full fee remission if you receive one of the means-tested benefits listed below:
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Income-based Jobseeker�s Allowance
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Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
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Income Support
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Universal Credit with gross annual earnings of less than �6,000
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State Pension Credit - Guarantee Credit
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Scottish Civil Legal Aid (not Advice and Assistance or Advice by Way of Representation)
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Remission 2 � you will receive a full remission if your gross monthly income is below the thresholds shown;
If you are not eligible for FULL remission you may be eligible for a partial reduction in fees. Read the EX160 and use the Fee remissions contribution calculator (Excel) to check this out.
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Guidance notes for EX160 fee remission applications
You may be eligible for a fee remission if you receive one of the benefits listed below
or if you have a low income. To apply for remission you will need to send a completed
EX160 form and supporting evidence with your N244 application. The EX160 form and
instructions on completing it are available as part of booklet EX160A, which can be
downloaded from the Court FormFinder at
http://www.justice.gov.uk/global/forms/hmcts/index.htm.
If you do not have internet access, please contact us and we will post you a booklet.
Please read the booklet carefully before completing the form. Ensure you
enclose all necessary evidence in support of your application for fee remission.
All evidence must be original, photocopies cannot be accepted. If you require
the evidence to be returned to you, please enclose a covering letter requesting
this. Incomplete / incorrectly completed forms or forms with incorrect or
missing evidence cannot be processed and will be returned to you.
If you are in receipt of benefits
You will need to provide evidence from the benefit provider that you are currently
receiving benefits. Any of the benefits below automatically entitles you to a full
remission:
Income-Based Job Seeker�s Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Your award letter(s) for any of the above three benefits must be dated within the last
calendar month.
State Pension Guarantee Credit
Working Tax Credit with no element of Child Tax Credit
Your evidence letter(s) for either of the above two benefits must be dated within the
last year and refer to the current financial year (April � March).
You must ensure that you enclose all the pages of your benefit award letter showing
your full name and address. The award letter must be original or your application
will be refused.
If you are not in receipt of any of the listed benefits but still cannot afford the fee
You may still be able to apply for help with the fee on the basis of low income. Please
see pages 7 to 14 of the EX160A booklet for more information. If you are living with a
partner, please ensure that you state both of your income and expenditure details
when completing the EX160.
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