Consultation outcome

Revising the 바카라 사이트˜Help with Fees바카라 사이트™ remission scheme

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England and Wales

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This is the government바카라 사이트™s response to the Help with Fees Scheme review consultation which ran from 7 March 2023 to 30 May 2023.

This response outlines the government바카라 사이트™s proposals which aim to make the scheme more generous and target financial assistance at those most in need, whilst providing value for money for the taxpayer.

This response provides a summary of the consultation questions and the responses received, as well as a detailed government response, and specific questions raised in the consultation.


Original consultation

Summary

This consultation seeks views on a number of changes to the 바카라 사이트˜Help with Fees바카라 사이트™ remission scheme for courts and tribunal fees.

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Consultation description

This consultation proposes a series of reforms to make the Help with Fees scheme more generous, target financial assistance at those most in need, whilst providing value for money for the taxpayer. The key changes are to:

  • raise the income thresholds for determining eligibility

  • revise the policy for calculating when and how partial fee remission applies

  • increase the capital threshold age cap

  • increase the lower capital threshold for determining eligibility

  • simplify the capital test

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Published 7 March 2023
Last updated 16 October 2023 show all updates
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