Exemption of certain persons from fees in simplified divorce applications

7.  The fees specified in paragraphs 8 and 31 of the Table of Fees shall not be payable by a person making a simplified divorce application who is in receipt of–

(a)income support or family credit under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1);

(b)an income-based jobseeker’s allowance (payable under the Jobseekers Act 1995(2)); or

(c)advice and assistance from a solicitor under the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986(3) in respect of the simplified divorce application.