Economic impact study

WisTAF is proud to have commissioned the most comprehensive study quantifying the economic benefits Wisconsin and its communities receive when people access legal protections. We engaged an analytics firm, The Resource for Great Programs, to conduct the research in 2022-2023.

It's no surprise the result was impressive: legal problems are sometimes the only thing standing in the way of economic stability for a person or their entire family.

Civil legal aid's return on investment: $8.40 for each $1 of funding

• Study highlights: four-page summary (print-friendly version)
• Full report: The Economic Impact of Civil Legal Aid in Wisconsin (33 pages that dive deeper into the methodology, including detailed data appendices)
• News release