Interesting, but not unexpected

[des8]

http://ilegal.org.uk/thread/8658/lat...social-welfare

Has there been a corresponding increase in posts here and on similar sites?

[Amethyst]

Re: Interesting, but not unexpected

Table 9: Civil Legal Help – Providers available
Volume of civil contracts issued to providers by category of law
	2011-12					2012-13					2013-14
Category of law	All	Solicitors	NFP	Telephone advice service		All	Solicitors	NFP	Telephone advice service		All	Solicitors	NFP	Telephone advice service
Family	2,052	2,040	8	4		1,956	1,945	7	4		1,720	1,712	8	3
Actions against the police etc.	81	81	0	0		79	79	0	0		77	77	0	0
Clinical negligence	286	286	0	0		283	283	0	0		280	280	0	0
Community care	140	101	39	0		127	96	31	0		124	95	29	0
Consumer	37	29	8	0		37	29	8	0		0	0	0	0
Debt	356	91	258	7		337	89	240	8		51	39	12	5
Discrimination	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-		0	0	0	3
Education	29	22	5	2		26	18	5	3		1	1	0	3
Employment	179	100	76	3		169	92	74	3		8	8	0	0
Housing	530	324	203	3		509	308	198	3		228	210	18	5
Immigration	226	187	39	0		212	178	34	0		86	76	10	0
Mental health	192	189	3	0		257	254	3	0		255	252	3	0
Personal injury	116	116	0	0		113	113	0	0		2	2	0	0
Public law	109	95	14	0		113	99	14	0		118	104	14	0
Welfare benefits	359	86	268	5		345	86	252	7		11	10	1	0
Total non-family	2,640	1,707	913	20		2,607	1,724	859	24		1,241	1,154	87	16
Total	4,692	3,747	921	24		4,563	3,669	866	28		2,961	2,866	95	19
Please note that this table does not include the social welfare law (SWL) contracts held by community legal advice centres as these are issued
under a different basis from other contracts