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Legal Aid Scheme: Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will introduce legal aid for tenants for (a) housing repair issues and (b) enforcing legal housing rights.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
9 Sept 2024
Target answer date
11 Sept 2024
Answer
16 Sept 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will introduce legal aid for tenants for (a) housing repair issues and (b) enforcing legal housing rights.

  2. 11 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    Legal aid is available for those facing homelessness, and disrepair claims (when there is a serious risk of illness or injury) subject to a financial means test. Tenants in this situation should contact the Civil Legal Aid telephone helpline for assistanc...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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