The Civil Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 1997
These Regulations amend the Civil Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1989 so as to:—increase the income limit for non-contributory civil legal aid from £2,498 to £2,563; the upper income limit is increased from £7,403 to £7,595; for personal injury cases the upper income limit is increased from £8,158 to £8,370 (regulation 2); andprovide that a payment made under the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996 shall be disregarded in computing disposable income and capital (regulation 3).