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Posted by Daniel Stevens

Government plans to cut the budget for legal aid could force people in one area of the UK to miss out on benefits worth some £2 million, it has been revealed.

According to the South Tyneside Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), individuals in its region and the local economy may be set to miss out on millions of pounds worth of funding, should the Conservative-Liberal Democrat alliance's proposals go ahead, the Shields Gazette reports.

Under the plans, the coalition would reduce the level of legal aid support available for issues such as housing, employment, benefit and debt cases.

Ian Thompson - manager of the local CAB, which provides free and independent advice to people from its 416 bureaux across Britain - told the news source that residents of the area are currently facing a "huge threat" as the proposals would "cause real problems" if they became law.

He added that many may be "denied justice" should the government press ahead with its plans.
 

08/12/2010 15:20