The Regulation 27 provide for the means test to determine whether a person qualifies for legal aid. This test is necessary to assess the affordability of a person in order to qualify for legal aid. An applicant's net monthly income and their assets are taken into consideration when making the determination. The proposed regulation increases the qualifying monthly net income from R5,500 per month to R7,400 per month for an applicant in a criminal matter. It increases from R5,500 to R7,400 in a civil matter in a case of an applicant who does not have a spouse or a member of a household.