Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 29
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We welcome the decision to remove the £100,000 cap.
Conclusion
We welcome the decision to remove the £100,000 cap. However, we regret that it was ever necessary for a victim of domestic violence to have litigate to obtain legal aid because of the Government’s failure to ensure that the means test is regularly updated.
Paragraph Reference:
110
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
We are aware that it has been some years since different elements of the means test have been uprated, which is why the Government launched the Means Test Review. The government is clear that victims of domestic abuse must have access to the help that they need, including access to legal aid, and the review is specifically considering how the means test applies to victims of domestic abuse.