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Evidence Required to Apply for Public Funding

  • Your National Insurance Number
  • If you and/or your current partner are employed and receiving salary - Payslips covering the calendar month prior to the assessment meeting.
  • If you and/or your current partner are in receipt of Income Support, Income Based Job Seekers Allowance or Guaranteed State Pension Credit - Current letter stating how much you receive and/or the current payment book.
  • If you and/or your current partner are self-employed - Proof of drawings taken from the business covering the calendar month prior to the assessment meeting.
  • If you and/or your current partner's income is erratic - Proof of bonuses, commission, etc., plus the most recent payslips.
  • If a student - proof of the student loan and/or any parental contributions.

ALL of the following which apply to you UNLESS they are part of the dispute:

Income:
  • Proof of any benefits which you are currently receiving (i.e. Child Benefit, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Disabled Persons Tax Credit, Housing Benefit, Guaranteed State Pension Credit, etc.)
  • Proof of any other income (from investments or employment, including maintenance payments to you)
  • Proof of savings currently held
  • Proof of investments currently held
Expenditure:
  • Proof of childminding costs
  • Proof of housing costs
  • Proof of any maintenance payments (to former partner and/or any dependent children)

You will not be eligible fo free mediation if your gross income (before deductions) is more than £2530 per month or if you have more than £8,000 in savings and capital assets)


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