Claim: Under the last government, social welfare cases receiving legal aid fell from 470,000 to 53,000.
Fact-check: Far fewer social welfare cases get legal aid - Full Fact
Verdict: these figures are correct. cases about community care, debt, employment, housing and welfare benefits that got publicly funded legal advice and assistance fell 89% from 2009/10 to 2013/14.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Conor James Mckinney
Date published: 2015-10-02T00:00:00