Disability rights and welfare services
A legal advice service providing advice and support to disabled people and their families. We hold surgeries in community venues - see events listings. This service provides:
•drop-in clinics for general advice
•advice and help on applying for Universal Credit, Employment Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payment
•advice on problems with self-dir
ected payments and housing
•help and advice preparing for appeals
•representation at appeals
•advice on applications for and appeals of other benefit decisions
•home visits where necessary
•weekend and out of hours services
•community care law advice
•legal advice on and support to challenge decision makers
Asylum and Immigration Services
•asylum claims and human rights based applications
•asylum and human rights based appeals
•refugee family reunion applications
•refugee family reunion appeals
•registration of new born children
•replacement document service
•settlement applications
•citizenship /naturalisation applications
•further leave to remain applications
•travel document and passport applications
•visitor visas
•student visas
•EU family member applications
•fresh asylum claims
•Article 8 claims
•sworn oath declarations
•notarising documents
FREE PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH SERVICE FOR CLIENTS
Please contact by telephone to arrange an appointment or come to the drop-in clinic every Friday afternoon from 14:00 hours. To qualify for legal aid please bring proof of income if possible (a wage slip or benefit award letter or an IS96 letter/NASS support receipt) and a bank statement. Contact Interpreters:
مترجم عربي Houcine Messaoudi 07914 690085
مترجم Hamid Dadrass 07948612544
Ismail Yagoub 07460283605
ኣተርጎምቲ Teklom Gebreindrias: 07449 487036 (Lyca: 07459 510087)
Muse : 07508 801622
Michael : 07956 036842
