Where does the combined interest go?
The money is used to provide civil (non-criminal) legal services to the poor and to fund improvements in the administration of justice. In every city and town in the Commonwealth, IOLTA money is used to provide advice and representation for low income families for their housing, consumer, family, income maintenance, employment, education, disability and other civil matters. Specifically, the money is used to fight domestic violence, homelessness and hunger.
