III. The justice gap impacts wider society - not just victims of negligence The NHS is also harmed - where no claim is made it cannot recover the victim’s treatment costs from the wrongdoer. This is having a significant impact - APIL has found that, since 2021, NHS finances have been hit by almost £300 million because of the collapse in motor injury claims. AT-FAULT CAR INSURERS’ CONTRIBUTION TO ROAD INJURY VICTIMS’ NHS TREATMENT COSTS HAS HALVED SINCE 2019 % OF TREATMENT COSTS RECOVERED IN 2019 In 2024 alone, the collapse in road injury claims cost the NHS £119 million. As a result, the growing justice gap is shifting the costs of negligence from the wrongdoer to wider society. The growing justice gap does not just harm victims of negligence – it has a significant financial impact on wider society too. For example, a drop in compensation claims increases the amount the government spends on benefits. This is because more people do not have access to the rehabilitation, financed by compensation, that could help them return to work. Fewer injured victims in work also means that tax receipts fall, affecting us all. % OF TREATMENT COSTS RECOVERED IN 2024 PAGE 25
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