Legal Aid statistics show 149 welfare benefits cases in 2013/2014

Stats also show 3,877 community care cases, 2,584 debt cases, 32 employment cases and 55,953 housing cases.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-aid-statistics-april-2013-to-march-2014

Hi Ros

Compared to what in the previous year?

Social welfare volumes have fallen by 79 per cent in 2013-14 compared to 2012-13.

Within this the largest falls were in welfare (over 88,000 fewer) and debt (nearly 80,000 fewer) when compared to the previous year.

Welfare benefits -

2010/2011 - 121,169
2011/2012 - 110,736
2012/2013 - 88,380
2013/2014 - 149

see page 22 for more ...

Thanks Shawn

I notice it gives the percentage change between 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 but not between 2012/2013 and 2013/2014.  I’ve just tried to work it out but my calculator couldn’t compute the numbers and blew up.  Anyone?

I just did online calculator thing which said it was a decrease of 99.56 per cent.

Radical maan!!

Yes .. i just had a go and think it’s fallen by “quite a lot”