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<p>Funding for legal aid is on a demand led basis, the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) does
not have a specific budget allocation for delivery of legal aid services in relation
to specific categories of law. The table below sets out the total expenditure, on
a closed case basis, in relation to asylum seekers’ appeals in gross terms and as
a percentage of overall legal aid expenditure for the last 10 years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial
Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Asylum Appeal Expenditure (£M)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
Legal Aid Expenditure (£M)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of Legal Aid
Expenditure spent on Asylum Appeals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>2,017</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>1,821</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>1,650</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>1,615</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>1,652</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>1,665</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>1,679</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>1,345</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>1,656</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>1,835</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Legal
aid is generally available for asylum cases, including appeals, under paragraph 30
of Schedule 1, Part 1 Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO).
However, not all cases will qualify for legal aid as eligibility is subject to an
assessment of legal merits of the case and of the applicant’s financial resources.</p>
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