Every year, community legal centres support thousands of people across the state. Community legal centres provide free legal support to people going through tough times, mostly those experiencing financial hardship, social disadvantage, domestic or family violence, or discrimination.

In 2019-20, community legal centres supported over 50,000 people in New South Wales.

	Top five legal issues Credit and debt Housing Parenting arrangements Consumer Immigration
	53,757 people in total supported
	40,106 people in financial hardship
	11,336 culturally and linguistically diverse people
	3,880 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
	Age Under 18: 709 people 18-34: 17,380 35-64: 27,940 65+: 5,459
	Gender Female: 28,375 Male: 23,135 Non-binary and gender diverse: 236
	11,501 people experiencing family violence

In 2019-20, a number of community legal centres conducted client surveys to gauge the experiences of the people who'd used their service.