Too rich for subsidy and too poor for a lawyer
By Olivia den Hollander (editor), | 4 October, 2024
A large group of Dutch households – at least 1.3 million – can cope reasonably well financially, until they face drastic problems like redundancy, divorce or termination by the landlord.
This group hardly has access to legal aid. Lawyers are unaffordable and alternatives are hard to find or only accessible for the lowest incomes. Even though legal aid is necessary to avoid worse. These people are left to fend for themselves. One of the reasons why the State Commission on the Rule of Law recently concluded that investment in legal protection is needed. International research confirms how sensible it is: legal aid delivers much more than it costs – not only for the person seeking help, but also for society.
Read the full story at Vrij Nederland (in Dutch).
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