90% of people in #England and #Wales do not have an education #legalaid provider in their local authority area, that’s 53 million people. @TheLawSociety

Our updated interactive maps highlighting legal aid deserts continue to show millions of people without access to a local legal aid provider.

90% of people in England and Wales do not have an education legal aid provider in their local authority area, that’s 53 million people

84.9% of the population do not have access to a welfare legal aid provider, leaving them unable to challenge or appeal decisions

70.8% of the population, or over 42 million people, do not have access to a community care legal aid provider

63% of the population do not have access to a immigration and asylum legal aid provider

43.6% of the population of England and Wales do not have a housing legal aid provider in their local authority area, a figure that has grown 6.6% since 2019 We’re calling on the government to address these issues as part of its review of civil legal aid.

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