Legal Aid Eligibility Calculator
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Legal Aid Eligibility Calculator
Estimate whether you may qualify for free or reduced-cost legal aid services based on federal poverty guidelines, household size, and income.
Household Size (number of people)
Total Annual Gross Household Income ($)
State
Contiguous 48 States & DC Alaska Hawaii
Total Countable Assets ($) (savings, investments — exclude primary home & one vehicle)
Type of Legal Matter
Civil (family, housing, benefits, consumer) Domestic Violence / Protective Order Immigration Criminal Defense
Check Eligibility
function legCalc() { // --- Inputs --- const householdSize = parseInt(document.getElementById('leg-household-size').value); const annualIncome = parseFloat(document.getElementById('leg-annual-income').value); const stateGroup = document.getElementById('leg-state').value; const assets = parseFloat(document.getElementById('leg-assets').value); const caseType = document.getElementById('leg-case-type').value; const resultDiv = document.getElementById('leg-result');
// --- Validation --- const errors = []; if (!householdSize || householdSize 20) errors.push("Household size must be between 1 and 20."); if (isNaN(annualIncome) || annualIncome 0) { resultDiv.style.display = 'block'; resultDiv.className = 'calc-result calc-error'; resultDiv.innerHTML = 'Please fix the following:' + errors.map(e => '').join('') + ''; return; }
// --- 2024 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Base Figures --- // Source: HHS 2024 Poverty Guidelines // Contiguous 48 + DC: base $15,060 for 1 person, +$5,380 per additional // Alaska: base $18,810 for 1 person, +$6,730 per additional // Hawaii: base $17,310 for 1 person, +$6,190 per additional const fplBase = { contiguous: 15060, alaska: 18810, hawaii: 17310 }; const fplAdd = { contiguous: 5380, alaska: 6730, hawaii: 6190 };
const fpl100 = fplBase[stateGroup] + fplAdd[stateGroup] * (householdSize - 1);
// --- Standard Legal Aid Income Thresholds --- // Most LSC-funded programs: 125% FPL (hard cutoff) // Many programs extend to 200% FPL with sliding scale // Domestic violence programs often use 200% FPL // Immigration legal aid: typically 200% FPL const threshold125 = fpl100 * 1.25; const threshold200 = fpl100 * 2.00;
// Effective threshold based on case type let primaryThreshold, thresholdLabel; if (caseType === 'domestic' || caseType === 'immigration') { primaryThreshold = threshold200; thresholdLabel = '200% FPL'; } else { primaryThreshold = threshold125; thresholdLabel = '125% FPL'; }
// --- Asset Limit --- // LSC guidelines: assets ≤ $3,000 per household member (max $9,000 for 3+) // Exclude primary residence and one vehicle const assetLimit = Math.min(3000 * householdSize, 9000);
// --- Income as % of FPL --- const incomePct = (annualIncome / fpl100) * 100;
// --- Eligibility Logic --- let eligibility, badge, details, slidingScale = false;
const incomeOk = annualIncome ' + 'Metric' + 'Your Value' + 'Threshold' + 'Status' + 'Annual Income' + '$' + annualIncome.toLocaleString(undefined,{minimumFractionDigits:0,maximumFractionDigits:0}) + '' + '$' + primaryThreshold.toLocaleString(undefined,{minimumFractionDigits:0,maximumFractionDigits:0}) + ' (' + thresholdLabel + ')' + '' + (annualIncome ' + 'Monthly Income' + '$' + monthlyIncome.toLocaleString(undefined,{minimumFractionDigits:0,maximumFractionDigits:0}) + '' + '$' + monthlyThreshold.toLocaleString(undefined,{minimumFractionDigits:0,maximumFractionDigits:0}) + '' + '' + (monthlyIncome ' + 'Income as % of FPL' + '' + incomePct.toFixed(1) + '%' + '' + thresholdLabel + '' + '' + (annualIncome ' + '100% FPL (reference)' + '—' + '$' + fpl100.toLocaleString(undefined,{minimumFractionDigits:0,maximumFractionDigits:0}) + '' + '—' + 'Countable Assets' + '$' + assets.toLocaleString(undefined,{minimumFractionDigits:0,maximumFractionDigits:0}) + '' + '$' + assetLimit.toLocaleString(undefined,{minimumFractionDigits:0,maximumFractionDigits:0}) + '' + '' + (assets ' + '' + '📞 Find your local legal aid office: lawhelp.org | lsc.gov
'; }
#### Formulas Used
Federal Poverty Level (FPL) — 2024 HHS Guidelines:
Income Thresholds:
Asset Limit: min($3,000 × household size, $9,000) — excludes primary residence and one vehicle
Sliding-Scale Fee Estimate: Fee% = ((Income% FPL − 125) / 75) × 100
Income as % of FPL: (Annual Income / FPL₁₀₀) × 100
#### Assumptions & References
- Income thresholds follow Legal Services Corporation (LSC) regulations (45 CFR Part 1611), which set the standard at 125% FPL for LSC-funded programs.
- 2024 Federal Poverty Guidelines published by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), effective January 2024.
- Criminal defense eligibility is governed by Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) — public defenders, not legal aid, handle criminal matters.
- This calculator provides an estimate only and does not constitute legal advice. Eligibility is determined by individual legal aid organizations.
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