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If you can’t afford legal fees, apply for free legal aid – cases involving unpaid wages, alimony, or workplace injuries all qualify.
打不起官司就申请法律援助，讨薪、赡养费、工伤这类案子本来就在范围内
Zero. Legal aid costs nothing for those who receive it.
If you’re trying to recover unpaid wages, claim alimony, secure social insurance or dibao benefits, or seek compensation after acting in defense of others, you’re eligible for free legal aid. Just call 12348 or visit your local legal aid center. Since 2022, you no longer need to return to your hometown to obtain proof of financial hardship – a simple, honest statement of your financial situation is enough. For defendants facing the death penalty, or those who are blind, deaf, mute, or minors, a lawyer is assigned regardless of their financial status.
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The source summarizes the return this way: “If you’re trying to recover unpaid wages, claim alimony, secure social insurance or dibao benefits, or seek compensation after acting in defense of others, you’re eligible for free legal aid. Just call 12348 or visit your local legal aid center. Since 2022, you no longer need to return to your hometown to obtain proof of financial hardship – a simple, honest statement of your financial situation is enough. For defendants facing the death penalty, or those who are blind, deaf, mute, or minors, a lawyer is assigned regardless of their financial status.” Evidence grade A. The original states the population, caveats, and sources; this is not a personal forecast.
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3. If you can’t afford legal fees, apply for free legal aid – cases involving unpaid wages, alimony, or workplace injuries all qualify.
Cost: Zero. Legal aid costs nothing for those who receive it.
In plain terms: If you’re trying to recover unpaid wages, claim alimony, secure social insurance or dibao benefits, or seek compensation after acting in defense of others, you’re eligible for free legal aid. Just call 12348 or visit your local legal aid center. Since 2022, you no longer need to return to your hometown to obtain proof of financial hardship – a simple, honest statement of your financial situation is enough. For defendants facing the death penalty, or those who are blind, deaf, mute, or minors, a lawyer is assigned regardless of their financial status.
Benefit: The State Council’s regulations explicitly list six categories of civil cases covered by legal aid. They read: “Requests for state compensation; claims for social insurance or dibao benefits; applications for pensions or relief funds; demands for alimony, child support, or spousal maintenance; claims for unpaid labor wages; and cases involving civil rights resulting from acts of civic courage.” In short, this covers all the above situations. In criminal cases, defendants facing the death penalty, as well as blind, deaf, mute, and minor defendants, are all guaranteed a lawyer regardless of their financial standing.
Evidence grade: A
Sources: State Council of China (2003). Legal Aid Regulations (National Order No. 385, Article 10, Article 11, Article 12). <https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/2008-03/28/content_6944.htm>; Relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Justice of China (2021). Answers reporters’ questions on the implementation of the Legal Aid Law. <http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2021-12/29/content_5665114.htm>
Notes: The Legal Aid Law took effect on January 1, 2022, introducing one key change: the requirement to submit proof of financial hardship has been removed. Now, a straightforward statement of one’s financial situation suffices – there’s no need to return to one’s hometown for documentation. Access points include local legal aid centers, public legal service hubs, or a call to 12348.
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3. 打不起官司就申请法律援助，讨薪、赡养费、工伤这类案子本来就在范围内
成本: 不花钱。法律援助不向被援助的人收一分钱。
说人话: 讨薪、要赡养费、要社保或低保待遇、见义勇为受了损失，都能申请免费法律援助。打 12348，或者去当地的法律援助中心。现在不用回原籍开经济困难证明，本人如实说明就行。可能判死刑的，还有盲、聋、哑和未成年的被告人，一律指派律师。
收益: 国务院的条例里写明了民事法律援助管哪六类事。条例的原话是：「依法请求国家赔偿的；请求给予社会保险待遇或者最低生活保障待遇的；请求发给抚恤金、救济金的；请求给付赡养费、抚养费、扶养费的；请求支付劳动报酬的；主张因见义勇为行为产生的民事权益的」。说白了就是：要国家赔偿，要社保或低保待遇，要抚恤金救济金，要赡养费抚养费，讨工资，见义勇为受了损失。刑事案件这边，可能判处死刑的被告人，以及盲、聋、哑和未成年的被告人，不看经济状况一律指派律师
证据等级: A
来源: 国务院 (2003). 法律援助条例（国令第 385 号，第十条、第十一条、第十二条）. <https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/2008-03/28/content_6944.htm>；司法部有关负责人 (2021). 就贯彻实施法律援助法答记者问. <http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2021-12/29/content_5665114.htm>
备注: 法律援助法从 2022 年 1 月 1 日起施行，有一处变化。原来要「提交经济困难证明」。现在改成本人如实说明自己的经济状况就行，不用再回原籍开证明。入口是各地的法律援助中心、公共法律服务中心，也可以打 12348
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