Add up the whole household's net income for a full year, after income tax and Social Security (for a monthly salary, count all 14 payments). The household is everyone living with you as one economic unit. The household's bank deposits and listed securities (shares, bonds, listed funds) only matter for the legal exclusion cap.

With relevant income up to 3/4 of the IAS you qualify for every legal aid modality: waiver of court fees and other case charges, appointment and payment of a lawyer, an enforcement agent, and free legal consultation.

2026 thresholds (IAS of €537.13): full waiver up to €402.85 of monthly relevant income; phased payment up to €1,342.83. Victims of domestic violence and of crimes against sexual freedom and self-determination are presumed economically insufficient (article 8.º-C).

The relevant income follows the formula annexed to Law 34/2004: basic-needs and housing deductions, with coefficients set per income bracket, are taken off the household's net income. Not modelled here is the implicit financial rent Social Security adds to the income when there are assets beyond the bank account (a second home, a main home worth over €100,000, cars): with relevant assets the real result can move up a tier.

Educational estimate, not legal or financial advice. The decision belongs to Social Security; official values: Law 34/2004 and the Social Security simulator.