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The Rights Guide for Rough Sleepers outlines your rights around arrest, stop and search, answering police questions, move-ons, no-drinking zones, sleeping rough, taking a pee in public and highway obstruction. It was put together by the Pavement, Housing Justice, Liberty and Zacchaeus 2000.
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Camden C.A.B. Service Legal Advice
141a Robert Street
NW1 3QT
Phone: 0300 330 1157
Covers immigration, nationality & employment
Legal advice
Caveat Solicitors
1st Fl, 11-13 Uxbridge Road, Barking
W12 8LH
Phone: 020 3249 1975
Free legal advice on housing, homelessness, immigration etc. Contact them or email on helpline@caveatsolicitors.com Free helpline is 020 3249 1975
Legal advice
Eritrean Community in the UK
The Holloway Neighbourhood Group (NHG), 84 Mayton Street
N7 6QT
Phone: 020 7700 7995
Advice, info, support, advocacy & referral: education, training, employment, welfare rights, housing, immigration, health, culturally-based counselling etc.
Accommodation/housing, Advocacy, Creative classes, Careers advice, Counselling, Debt advice, Education/training, Outreach worker links, Legal advice
Greenwich Migrant Hub
Woolwich Common Community Centre, Leslie Smith Square
SE18 4DW
Phone: 07429031389
Drop-in centre for free immigration, housing & domestic violence advice, and a hot meal to migrants in Greenwich and neighbouring boroughs.
Accommodation/housing, Advocacy, Creative classes, Free food, Legal advice, Step-free
Hackney Migrant Centre
St Mary's New Church Rooms, Spenley Walk, Stoke Newington Church Street
N16 9ES
Phone: 07504332706
Free immigration advice & support for refugees & migrants. Arrive early with documents or paperwork (40 visitors only). info@hackneymigrantcentre.org.uk
Accommodation/housing, Advocacy, Legal advice
Iraqi Community Association
Unit 1 Cavell House, 233 Wood Lane
W12 0HL
Phone: 0207 023 2650
Advice & info for Iraqi & Arab communities. Support & guidance for young people. Day centre for older people. Cultural & social activities.
Accommodation/housing, Creative classes, Medical/health, Legal advice, Leisure facilities
JCT
83 Margaret street (Marylebone Passage)
W1W 8TB
Phone: 07719828267
JCT - Joining Communities Together To book an appointment, contact us on: 07719828267 JCT is a registered charity running services for people experiencing and facing homelessness in London and the Midlands. Our vision is to join communities together by bridging the gap between the crisis someone finds themselves in and the journey towards a place to call home. Casework support around housing, benefits, immigration, Health & Wellbeing Ladies group, sit in breakfast, (To be booked in advance). Alternatively, you can meet us during the Chalk Farm Salvation Army meal on Monday & Wednesday evening between 6pm till 8pm to see us and book an appointment.
Bathroom/showers, Creative classes, Accommodation/housing, Medical/health, Mental health, Free food, Legal advice, Tenancy support
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
115 Old Street
EC1V 9RT
Phone: 020 7553 7470
Advice & legal help. There may be charges. Ring first. If you have no documentation & would like free legal advice, phone the specialist irregular migrant helpline (020 7553 7470).
Advocacy, Legal advice
Kiran - Asian Women's Aid
Waltham Forest Hub (Central) (Appointments only), 1 Russell Road, Leyton
E10 7ES
Phone: 020 8558 1986
Accommodation, advice & support for women from the Indian sub-continent (& from Turkey, Iran, Morocco, Malaysia etc) experiencing domestic violence. Help with benefits, legal issues, housing, health & training. Outreach and resettlement. Drop in, email (kiran.admin@kiranss.org.uk) or phone.
Accommodation/housing, Advocacy, Creative classes, Education/training, Legal advice
Notre Dame Refugee Centre
Maison Pierre Chanel, 16 Leicester Square
WC2H 7LE
Phone: 020 7440 2669
Immigration advice for refugees & asylum seekers.
Legal advice
Plumstead Community Law Centre
36 Wellington Street, Woolwich
SE18 6PE
Phone: 020 8854 8848
Tuesday: 10am-1pm (phone advice – employment & benefits)
Thursday: 10am-12pm (phone advice – immigration)
Advice, casework & representation for welfare benefits, employment and immigration matters for people who live, work or study in Greenwich. Works closely with other local social welfare agencies. Outreach services at other venues.
Creative classes, Legal advice
Praxis
Praxis Community Projects, Pott Street, Bethnal Green
E2 0EF
Phone: 020 7729 7985
Thursday: 10am-1pm (Immigration advice: call 020 7749 7605)
Wednesday: 9am-5pm (Drop-in: second Wed of the month)
Praxis provides expert support to migrants and refugees in the UK. Its mission is to deliver direct services, i.e. legal advice and holistic welfare support; work together with other services in the UK to support service users; campaign for systemic change. You can visit the drop-in clinic at the above address for free immigration advice. To visit you must be experiencing homelessness or on a very low income living in Tower Hamlets or Hackney (or you have no fixed address). Drop-in clinics run on the second Wednesday of the month.
Legal advice, Financial advice
Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre
Legal Advice Centre, School of Law, Mile End Road
E1 4NS
Phone: 020 7882 3931
By appointment only; term-time only. Asylum, domestic violence, employment, family issues, immigration, LGBT hate crime etc. Pink law gives free advice to the LGBT community. Please leave a brief message for a reply within 3 days. Opening times: 9-5pm Monday to Friday, with drop in clinic - NOW OFFERING REMOTE APPOINTMENTS DUE TO COVID-19.
Legal advice
Refuge Action
Phone: 0207 952 1599 / 0759 518 9995
Refugee Action provides information and advice on the asylum process, claiming asylum, getting support while claiming asylum and homelessness support. Its Asylum Crisis service supports asylum seekers in London needing accommodation or support.
Financial advice, Legal advice, Tenancy support
Royal Connections
The Hub Studios, 90 Monier Road (off Wick Lane), Bow
E3 2ND
Phone: 0300 111 1111
Christian charity dedicated to helping people who need help. Works with other local organisations.
Accommodation/housing, Barber, Careers advice, Dentist, Education/training, Free food, Medical/health, Legal advice
The Unity Project (TUP)
277a Upper Street, New Unity
N1 2TZ
The Unity Project offers completely FREE immigration advice and support. The Unity Project offers completely FREE support and advice about removing the 'no recourse to public funds' (NRPF) restriction from visas. www.unity-project.org.uk. If you want free advice, please tell us your name and number here: www.unity-project.org.uk/contact-us - we can call you back (with an interpreter if needed). The application that we assist with is called a 'Change of Conditions' application - you can read more about it here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-change-of-conditions-of-leave-to-allow-access-to-public-funds-if-your-circumstances-change. Please note, you need a valid visa in order to make this application.
Advocacy, Legal advice
Waterloo Legal Advice Service
Waterloo Action Centre, 14 Baylis Road
SE1 7AA
Phone: 020 7261 1404
Covers children, crime, domestic violence, education, employment, family, housing, immigration etc. Written advice, casework, initial advice and form-filling.
Counselling, Legal advice, Tenancy support, Accommodation/housing
Against Forced Marriages
Phone: 0800 141 2994
Confidential helpline to support people who fear being pressured into a forced marriage or are already in one. Information and support every step of the way. Advice in Urdu and English. Male victims are welcome to call. The helpline is FREE. Outside helpline hours, leave a message and you will be contacted. In an emergency, call 999.
Counselling, Legal advice
Prisoners' Advice Service (PAS)
PO Box 46199, EC1M 4XA
Phone: 020 7253 3323
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10am-5pm (advice line, closed 1pm–2pm)
Free legal advice and support to adult prisoners through a telephone advice line, letters clinic and legal outreach sessions.
Advocacy, Legal advice
Govan Community Project
31 Garmouth Street, Glasgow
G51 3PR
Phone: 0800 310 0054
Advice, advocacy, food service and other support for refugees and people seeking asylum across Glasgow. English/ESOL classes and support too. Moss Heights Bike Library works in the same way as a regular library, but instead of books we are lending bikes. Along with hiring a bike, it is also a hub for bike related activities. Call for details.
Advocacy, Education/training, Free food, Legal advice, Signposting to other services
Positive Action In Housing
98 West George Street, Glasgow
G2 1PJ
Phone: 0141 353 2220
Monday & Tuesday: 10:30am-1pm (Housing Advice drop-in)
Independent, multilingual homelessness and human rights charity dedicated to supporting people from asylum seeker, refugee and ethnic minority communities. Self-referral at: https://paih.knack.com/room-for-refugees#self-referral
Free food, Careers advice, Legal advice, Tenancy support, Signposting to other services, Financial advice
Shakti Women's Aid
Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh
EH7 5QY
Phone: 0131 475 2399
Tuesday: 1pm-4pm
Support and information to Black Minority Ethnic (BME) women, children and young people experiencing and/or fleeing domestic abuse, forced marriage and anti-LGBTQI+ abuse. 24hr Domestic Abuse helpline: 0800 027 1234
Advocacy, Outreach worker links, Step-free, Accommodation/housing, Legal advice, Tenancy support
The Welcoming
20 Westfield Avenue, Edinburgh
EH11 2TT
Phone: 0131 346 8577
Friday: 10am-4pm (Refugee appointments every second Friday - call or email to book)
We welcome New Scots to Edinburgh, build community and learn together. We support New Scots to learn English, find jobs and access local services; offer opportunities for friendship, sustainable living, creativity, health and wellbeing; connect locals and New Scots through social and cultural exchange; and collaborate with others to influence positive change.
Advocacy, Education/training, Legal advice, Mental health, Financial advice