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<p>The Government passports all recipients of Universal Credit through the criminal
legal aid means test as well as the income test applied under the civil legal aid
scheme, and will continue to do so whilst the review of legal aid means testing is
ongoing. The review, announced in the Government’s Legal Support Action Plan on 7
February 2019, is studying the thresholds for legal aid entitlement and will assess
the effectiveness with which the means testing arrangements appropriately protect
access to justice. The review will particularly focus on those who are vulnerable.</p><p>
</p><p>The Legal Aid Agency regularly monitors access to legal aid-funded services
by undertaking capacity reviews. A list of law firms offering legal aid, showing location
and type of advice, each can provide, is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/directory-of-legal-aid-providers"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/directory-of-legal-aid-providers</a>.</p>
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