For someone to avail of legal aid, applicants must have a disposable income below €18,000, barring certain allowances. This means that people in receipt of HAP may exceed the threshold, disqualifying them from receiving legal aid. She claimed the practice of assessing HAP as income when applying for civil legal aid is discriminatory. Sinn Féin Senator, Lynn Boylan claimed the practice of assessing HAP as income when applying for civil legal aid is discriminatory. Safe Ireland campaigned for many years for the legal aid fee to be waived for survivors of domestic violence, which is now the case.

Source: Irish Examiner February 28, 2021 12:00 UTC