Post by nickd on Apr 19, 2012 22:43:09 GMT 1
Government claims amendment 168 will cost rather than save - we say Lord Bach is right to
challenge this
challenge this
Be under no illusion - Lord Bach's
amendment is a saving to the State
Lord Bach's amendment
challenges unacceptable
& costly decision-making
amendment is a saving to the State
Lord Bach's amendment
challenges unacceptable
& costly decision-making
[2010 - 2015 Costs]
* 2.5 Million Benefit Appeals
* £378.9 Million in DWP costs
* £714 Million in Tribunal costs
* £1.09 BILLION POUNDS IN TOTAL
2,544,200 (2.5 million) benefit appellants in the first - tier tribunals with justice hanging in the balance
The Lords' can challenge government on its costing
Their estimated savings
just don't add up
Here's how these costly appeals are worked out
The Tribunal Costs
2010 - 2011 ----- 418,500 ----- @£280.71 ---- £117,477,135.00
2011 - 2012 ----- 421,600 ----- @£280.71 ---- £118,347,336.00
2012 - 2013 ----- 483,400 ----- @£280.71 ---- £135,695,214.00
2013 - 2014 ----- 576,700 ----- @£280.71 ---- £161,885,457.00
2014 - 2015 ----- 644,000 ----- @£280.71 ---- £180,777,240.00
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Total Tribunal cost £714,182,382
[£714 million pounds]
The DWP Costs
2010 - 2011 ----- 418,500 ----- @£148.95 ---- £62,335,575.00
2011 - 2012 ----- 421,600 ----- @£148.95 ---- £62,797,320.00
2012 - 2013 ----- 483,400 ----- @£148.95 ---- £72,002,430.00
2013 - 2014 ----- 576,700 ----- @£148.95 ---- £85,899,465.00
2014 - 2015 ----- 644,000 ----- @£148.95 ---- £95,923,800.00
Total DWP cost £378,958,590
[£378 million pounds]
£1,093,140,972.00
[£1.09 Billion Pounds]
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The State - "Serial Litigant"
Out of 176,567 ESA appeals cleared in 2010/2011 - 40% were successful. Our evidence suggests that most of these cases would have been as a result of the client being legally - aided.
We know this because of the 135,000 legal aid welfare benefit cases a year around 50% were ESA appeals.
The 67,500 ESA appeal cases funded by legal aid closely matches the 40% success rate of appeals identified within the total number of appeals cleared in 2010/2011 - this being 70,628 (40% of 176,567). The evidence suggests many of those who were successful would have
been assisted by legal aid specialists.
The simple equation is for a legal aid expense of £11.7 Million pounds over £30.3 million pounds of unnecessary litigation is exposed – providing an identified saving to
the State of £18.6 Million pounds
‘Legal aid expenditure saves more than it costs’
It is the Secretary of State who is spending too much on unnecessary expense – the best way of keeping this in check is to ensure it is challenged over the the validity of the decisions reached
If the State improved its standards of decision - making, at a cost of £429.66 per appeal - a massive saving to the State could be made!
Of the remaining cases - with 78% of legal aid cases having a 'positive' outcome - many would have averted the need for any appeal by our constructive argument being advanced at the initial stages when we give specialist legal advice!
Think about applying this analogy to the £1 Billion pounds worth of cases betwen 2010 - 2015!
Now that would be a saving!
We know this because of the 135,000 legal aid welfare benefit cases a year around 50% were ESA appeals.
The 67,500 ESA appeal cases funded by legal aid closely matches the 40% success rate of appeals identified within the total number of appeals cleared in 2010/2011 - this being 70,628 (40% of 176,567). The evidence suggests many of those who were successful would have
been assisted by legal aid specialists.
The simple equation is for a legal aid expense of £11.7 Million pounds over £30.3 million pounds of unnecessary litigation is exposed – providing an identified saving to
the State of £18.6 Million pounds
‘Legal aid expenditure saves more than it costs’
It is the Secretary of State who is spending too much on unnecessary expense – the best way of keeping this in check is to ensure it is challenged over the the validity of the decisions reached
If the State improved its standards of decision - making, at a cost of £429.66 per appeal - a massive saving to the State could be made!
Of the remaining cases - with 78% of legal aid cases having a 'positive' outcome - many would have averted the need for any appeal by our constructive argument being advanced at the initial stages when we give specialist legal advice!
Think about applying this analogy to the £1 Billion pounds worth of cases betwen 2010 - 2015!
Now that would be a saving!
We have all the evidence from reliable soures - the State!
These are all official statistics for first -tier appeals received by HM Court & Tribunals Service, (2010 - 2011) with forward projections (2011-2015) made by the Tribunal Judiciary. They also quote figures provided by the Parliamentary under secretary Jonathon Djanogly
These are all official statistics for first -tier appeals received by HM Court & Tribunals Service, (2010 - 2011) with forward projections (2011-2015) made by the Tribunal Judiciary. They also quote figures provided by the Parliamentary under secretary Jonathon Djanogly
