Respondents commented that they struggled to afford unpaid work placements for a number of reasons including having
adult or child dependants; a lack of contacts (family or friends) in London where many legal aid practices are based and where unpaid work placements are offered; and the small number of part - time work opportunities to top - up a legal aid income.
Not exact matches
R (Ghulam &
Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWHC 2639 (Admin) Acting successfully for the Secretary of State in 3 - linked judicial review test cases challenging the rate of financial support for
adult and
dependant child asylum seekers.
Suspected
child abuse
or dependant adult or elder abuse, for which I am required by law to report this to the appropriate authorities immediately.
A limitation applies which means that if you are claiming Jobseeker's Allowance and your spouse, civil partner
or cohabitant is getting certain social welfare payments, the total amount paid to you as a couple can not be more than the maximum amount that would be paid to one person (including
adult and
child dependants) on one social welfare payment.
Your total household means are then deducted from the maximum payment (this is the personal rate including any increases for
adult and
child dependants) to find the actual amount of JA, DA, PRETA
or FA you are entitled to.
However, if you wish to apply for an increase in your payment for an
adult dependant (also called a qualified
adult)
or child dependants (qualified
children) your spouse's, civil partner's
or cohabitant's means will be assessed.