Tax Credits Act 2002 Schedule 3 paragraph 11

Amendment to advice and assistance eligibility

Schedule 3 paragraph 11 amends section 8(b) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 to update the list of benefits that qualify a person for advice and assistance, reflecting the removal of tax credits from that eligibility list.

• This paragraph amends section 8(b) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986, which deals with eligibility for advice and assistance based on receipt of certain benefits.
• The amendment narrows the qualifying benefits to income support and income-based jobseeker's allowance (under the Jobseekers Act 1995).
• The change removes references to tax credits as qualifying benefits for the purposes of accessing advice and assistance.
• This is a consequential amendment arising from the restructuring of the tax credits system under the Tax Credits Act 2002.