{"id":7838,"date":"2022-06-09T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp26.cmswebdeveloper.com\/asian-news\/legal-aid-supplier-droughts-will-erode-eligibility-gains\/"},"modified":"2022-06-09T07:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T07:30:00","slug":"legal-aid-supplier-droughts-will-erode-eligibility-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp26.cmswebdeveloper.com\/asian-news\/legal-aid-supplier-droughts-will-erode-eligibility-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal aid supplier droughts will erode eligibility gains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asianexpress.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/legal_aid_22-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44852\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Law Society of England and Wales has published updated legal aid deserts maps to accompany its response to the Ministry of Justice consultation on changes to the legal aid means test.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLegal aid is a lifeline for people, usually living in poverty, to help them in moments of crisis such as when they are facing eviction or seeking protection from a violent partner for themselves and their children,\u201d Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe legal aid means test has not been updated in line with inflation for 13 years, in which time prices have risen 40%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe widening of eligibility that should now come from the government\u2019s proposals is good news, if long overdue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHowever, government wants to uprate the means test to 2019 prices, which is already out of date, and then freeze it at that level until 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy then the cost-of-living crisis is expected to have driven prices up by a breath-taking 20%, leaving many unable to afford legal advice but being judged by 2019 standards to be too wealthy to qualify for legal aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeople will also only see the benefits of eligibility changes if there is significant investment in the legal aid sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFewer and fewer firms can afford to provide civil legal aid advice because rates of pay for this work have not been uprated for 25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur updated legal aid deserts maps show a sector in crisis. Month after month law firms providing legal aid are closing their doors, leaving large areas of the country with no access to face-to-face legal aid services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf the government truly wants to ensure people facing poverty are not left to fend for themselves when they face life-changing legal problems, it must take a 360-degree approach:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUprate the means test annually to keep pace with the spiralling cost of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSet thresholds so nobody\u2019s income and capital falls below a minimum standard of living if they have to pay their own legal costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInvest in both criminal and civil legal aid providers so anyone eligible for legal aid can find an expert to help them when they need them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Law Society of England and Wales has published updated legal aid deserts maps to accompany its response to the Ministry of Justice consultation on changes to the legal aid means test. \u201cLegal aid is a lifeline for people, usually living in poverty, to help them in moments of crisis such as when they are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[801],"class_list":["post-7838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-legal-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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