Just 440 people were given legal aid for “advice and assistance” around welfare cases last year, compared to 83,000 in 2012/13.
The jaw-dropping revelation was slipped out on the 49th page of a 122-page document published by the Ministry of Justice.
The assessment also showed a 74% drop in the number of people getting legal aid in civil and family cases, from 575,000 to 145,000.
Attack people claiming welfare and then remove their right to legal aid
Tory cuts trigger astonishing drop in people getting help to fight for benefits
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