Jurors can claim three types of allowances from the court when they are completing jury service:

• travel
• subsistence
• financial loss.

The rates payable to jurors are contained in an allowances sheet (PDF) sent to you if you are summoned for jury service

The financial loss allowance may cover:

• loss of earnings or benefits
• fees paid to carers or child minders
• or other payments which you have had to make as a direct result of jury service.

Receipts of proof of payment should be provided for these claims. If you are unsure about what is acceptable, please ask the court where you will be doing your jury service.

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Provided that the daily maximum is not exceeded, you may claim for more than one type of financial loss. For example, if you were claiming loss of earnings and childcare, the total of both must not exceed the maximum. Where your claim exceeds this, only the maximum can be paid.

Payments must be made to you as the juror and will not be made to third parties such as employers, family or friends.