MPs have been warned that proposed legal aid cuts will result in vulnerable people losing their homes. Campbell Robb, chief executive of Shelter, and Simon Pugh, head of legal services at the charity, told MPs on the justice committee plans to reduce legal aid would damage services. The committee, which is responsible for scrutinising the work of the Ministry of Justice, is investigating the impact of plans announced by justice secretary Ken Clarke to reduce the £2 billion legal aid bill. In its document, Proposals for the reform of legal aid in England and Wales, the government says alternative solutions should be sought when housing and welfare benefit advice is needed, rather than resorting to legal action. Mr Pugh told the committee: ‘It’s very difficult to help people without legal aid.’ Read more on Inside Housing.
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