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Apply for help with court and tribunal fees: Form EX160

Use this form to apply for help with the fee when making a court or tribunal application. You should read the ‘How to apply for help with fees’ guide (EX160A).

Updates to this page

From:
Ministry of Justice and HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Published:
22 March 2016
Last updated:
19 January 2026
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  1. Removed the EX160A guidance and the EX160C fee remission calculator and moved them to their own landing pages.

  2. Added a large print version of the EX160 form.

  3. Removed lines in guidance and the form about needing to provide evidence of benefits when applying.

  4. Adding Welsh lines in guidance and the form about needing to provide evidence of benefits when applying

  5. Adding lines in guidance and the form about needing to provide evidence of benefits when applying

  6. Added content explaining that student loans do not count towards total monthly income.

  7. Added contact details for We Are Group to the guidance under 'free and independent advice'.

  8. Uploaded Welsh version of the EX160 form.

  9. Removed forms for applications made or fees paid before 27 November 2023.

  10. Fixed a calculation error in the new English and Welsh versions of EX160C

  11. Added Welsh version of the new EX160A guidance

  12. Added Welsh version of the new fee remission calculator

  13. New form, guidance and calculator added for applications made or fees paid on or after 27 November 2023

  14. Added Welsh version of EX160A HTML guidance

  15. Added wording to make clear that applicants must apply for help with fees at the same time as they make their court or tribunal application.

  16. Eligibility and further information updated and new versions of forms and guidance uploaded.

  17. Amendments to the further information text.

  18. Revised EX160 form and easy read version of the guide.

  19. Added fee remissions contribution calculator.

  20. Forms updated

  21. Revised EX160A leaflet

  22. First published.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Application form: EX160

PDF, 232 KB, 8 pages

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Application form: EX160 (large print)

PDF, 320 KB, 18 pages

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Details

You can apply for help with a court or tribunal fee using the EX160 form. You can also apply online.

Read How to apply for help with fees (EX160A) to understand if you might eligible.

You can also use the fee remissions calculator (EX160C)  to work out your eligibility for help with fees.

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  2. Right-click on the document link then select ‘Save link as’ or ‘Download linked file’.

  3. Save the form (in your ‘documents’ folder, for example).

  4. Open Adobe Reader and then select the saved form.

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