Official data reveals 'insignificant' cost of saving social welfare legal aid for young people

Submitted by James on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 18:46
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24th October 2011

 
 
JustRights has compiled data obtained through Freedom of Information requests and Parliamentary Questions. The data shows it would cost the Government a mere £5.8m to protect all of the 25,840 children and young people who are due to lose legal aid for social welfare law problems. This sum is insignificant compared to the knock-on costs for other public services that are known to result from young people's unresolved problems.
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