Fee Remission

I am about to start the process for a divorce application, MPS and claim for assistance with legal fees from ex (none incurred yet as I intend to submit the application as an LIP) but will need a solicitor after this. I am on a very low income and am a full-time student. As a single parent I receive a student loan and 2 grants that are not repayable. I cannot see any mention of how the loan should be treated in the notes for remission application. Would it be treated as income? My other income is CTC, CB and £150 per month wages.

I would be glad of any help.

Annie

Student loans, grants etc. get counted as income, rightly or wrongly!

Thank you! I suspected this would be the case. I am luckily still just under the limit so should qualify. As a single parent FT student, I am eligible to sign on for JSA (income based) during the Xmas vacation. I have just read that this would automatically make me eligible for full remission!

A lot of people have reported fee remission applications being rejected, even though they should qualify under remission 2 or 3.

If you can wait until you sign on you would get it automatically, might be better.

Thank you

A quick update on this. I went to see a solicitor for a MIAM. Whilst doing the calculations she said that child maintenance is calculated towards income. This is unlike most other assessments for benefits etc where child maintenance is excluded. Would be interested to hear from anyone who has any further knowledge of this (particularly solicitors). Thank you