Poor people are not just like rich people
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“Poor people are not just like rich people without money” “Poor people do not lead settled lives into which the law seldom intrudes; they are constantly involved with the law in its most intrusive forms” “Poverty creates an abrasive interface with society; poor people are always bumping into sharp legal things. ” Stephen Wexler, Practicing Law for Poor People, Yale Law Journal 79, 1970
“Poor people are not just like rich people without money” “Poor people do not lead settled lives into which the law seldom intrudes; they are constantly involved with the law in its most intrusive forms” “Poverty creates an abrasive interface with society; poor people are always bumping into sharp legal things. ” Stephen Wexler, Practicing Law for Poor People, Yale Law Journal 79, 1970 Social Justice Lawyering : Community Legal Clinics, Ontario 9 November 2018
Year Legal Help Certificates matters started granted HPCDS matters new ECF grants Total 2012 -13 573, 737 150, 538 33, 575 n/a 757, 850 2013 -14 173, 583 117, 573 44, 860 70 336, 086 2014 -15 171, 586 107, 909 46, 745 229 326, 469 2015 -16 158, 095 111, 312 38, 730 668 308, 805 2016 -17 147, 260 116, 540 39, 028 981 303, 809 2017 -18 140, 091 116, 601 39, 712 1, 419 297, 823
How might Law Centres manage demand so that all clients receive a service which is best suited to their needs?
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Potential Outcomes of Law Centre work 2018 • Cost per debt problem £ 2, 862 • Cost per homeless person 24, 000 -30, 000 • Cost of LA temporary accommodation/shelter 10, 974 • Cost of failed tenancy per case 29, 275 • Average annual lost employment costs 17, 458 • Average cost of unemployment benefits per case 13, 694 • Average annual cost of ill health (mental health) 2, 029 • Cost of stress and anxiety person 8, 963 • Cost of reconviction of ex-prisoners over 3 years 158, 310 • Employment - potential income tax generated pp 10, 870
“Access to legal assistance is the single right that makes every other right viable. ” Prof. Hazel Genn, University College London, 2018
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