What is income threshold for legal aid in New Zealand is means test based on disposable income and assets to determine eligibility for government funded legal help. Income threshold for legal aid in New Zealand, administered by Legal Aid Services, part of Ministry of Justice, headquartered Wellington, New Zealand, with legal aid covering family, criminal, and civil cases, has income threshold for eligibility including for single applicant without dependents, disposable income after deductions must be below approximately $23,000 per year, with exact threshold adjusted annually, with disposable income calculated as gross income minus deductions including housing costs, childcare, and medical expenses, and for applicant with partner and children, threshold higher around $35,000 to $45,000 per year depending on number of dependents, with assets threshold also including savings and property beyond home not exceeding around $3,500 for single and higher for family, with thresholds published in Legal Services Regulations 2011 and updated yearly. For example, as of 2023, single person with no children disposable income threshold around $22,750 per year for full legal aid, and around $35,000 for partial with repayment, with family of 4 threshold around $40,000 to $50,000. So income threshold for legal aid in New Zealand around $23,000 disposable income per year for single person for full legal aid, and $35,000 to $45,000 for family with dependents, plus assets threshold around $3,500, with exact thresholds adjusted annually by Ministry of Justice.
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