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Your rights

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.

If your benefits have been sanctioned (cut off or reduced) and you feel this is unfair, you can appeal. Print this letter and hand it in at the office where you sign on. If you feel you need more advice about sanctions, contact   Zacchaeus 2000 or your nearest Citizen’s Advice Bureau. And let us know contact@thepavement.org.uk at the Pavement!

SERVICES

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John Fisher Free Legal Advice Clinic

270-272 High Road, Willesden

NW10 2EY

Phone: 0845 050 5250

Tuesday: 7pm-9pm (appointments only)

Get initial assessment and make an appointment at the drop-in. Covers consumer, employment, family and housing issues. The Skype pro bono advice clinic offers free immigration and employment advice online.

Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants

115 Old Street

EC1V 9RT

Phone: 020 7553 7470

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 10am-1pm

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

Kingston University Community Legal Advice Clinic

Room 59, Kenry House, Kingston Law School, Kingston Hill, Kingston Upon Thames

KT2 7LB

Phone: 07708 312992

Tuesday: 5pm-7pm

Written advice and form-filling. Limited service outside term-time. Appointment only.

Accommodation/housing advice, Legal advice

Kiran - Asian Women's Aid

Waltham Forest Hub (Central) (Appointments only), 1 Russell Road, Leyton

E10 7ES

Phone: 020 8558 1986

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm

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 advice, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Education/training, Legal advice

Lambeth Law Centre Legal Advice Clinic

Unit 4, The Co-Op Centre, 11 Mowll Street

SW9 6BG

Phone: 020 7840 2001

Monday: 6:30pm-8pm (appointment only)
Wednesday: 8:30pm-10:15pm (appointment only)

Covers asylum, debt, employment, immigration, benefits etc. Initial advice and representation for people who work or live in Lambeth. Asylum advice available to residents of Greater London.

London Coalition Against Poverty

Angel Alley, 84b Whitechapel High St

E1 7QX

Phone: 07932 241737

A coalition of community activists and individuals working in advice, mainly in Hackney. Phone or email londoncoalitionagainstpoverty@gmail.com.

Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Debt advice, Legal advice

London Irish Centre

50-52 Camden Square

NW1 9XB

Phone: 020 7916 2222

Has been providing welfare services, and social and cultural events for over 50 years. Ring for service times.

Accommodation/housing advice, Alcohol workers, Benefits advice, Clothing store, Counselling, Drugs workers, Education/training, Music/drama

London Street Rescue (Thamesreach)

The Employment Academy, 29 Peckham Road, London

SE5 8UA

Phone: 020 7702 4260

Monday-Friday: 9am-7:30am
Sunday: 7pm-12am

Rough sleepers hotline for help with getting into accommodation.

Accommodation/housing advice

Mary Ward Legal Centre

10 Great Turnstile

WC1V 7JU

Phone: 020 7831 7079; 020 7269 0292

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5:30pm
Monday-Friday: 10am-1pm (housing advice: 020 7831 7079)

Housing advice for people on low income. Free legal advice – call or see website.

Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Debt advice, Legal advice

Muslim Community Helpline

Phone: 020 8908 6715 or 020 8904 8193

Monday-Thursday: 10am-1pm
Friday: 10am-4pm

Part-time telephone support service for listening and emotional support. Signposting and referral to specialist services.

National Prisoners’ Families Helpline

15-17 The Broadway, Hatfield, Hertfordshire

AL9 5HZ

Phone: 0808 808 2003

Monday-Friday: 9am-8pm (not Bank Holidays)
Saturday & Sunday: 10am-3pm

Advice, info & support if a family member is in the criminal justice system in England and Wales.

Legal advice

NEWway Project (Newham)

Bonny Downs Baptist Church, Darwell Close

E6 6BT

Phone: 07490983777

01 October to 30 April
Monday-Sunday: 7:30pm-8:30am

Referral-only winter night shelter and year-round NEWday centre for homeless people in Newham, with extended Advocacy services and life-skills workshops. Office hours: Monday to Sunday, 9am-2:30pm.

Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Alcohol workers, Debt advice, Drugs workers, Food (free), Laundry, Tenancy support, Benefits advice, Clothing store, Careers advice, Medical/health, Bathroom/showers, Internet access, Dentist, Counselling, Education/training, Outreach worker links

Notre Dame Refugee Centre

Maison Pierre Chanel, 16 Leicester Square

WC2H 7LE

Phone: 020 7440 2669

Friday: 10:30am-1:30pm (immigration advice - 0207 440 2669)

Immigration advice for refugees & asylum seekers.

Legal advice

OK Rehab

48B Gun Street

E1 6AH

Phone: 0800 326 5559

OK Rehab specialises in addiction treatment. Help is available via both inpatient and outpatient treatment providers. We also work with clinics that are able to facilitate treatment taking place in your own home, who are able to provide professional intervention and home detoxification. At OK Rehab, our aim is to help individuals break free from the shackles of addiction and find a treatment that’s ideally suited to their needs. This treatment is applicable for drug addiction, alcoholism and process/behavioural addictions. OK Rehab is able to locate addiction treatment that’s tailored to your needs. We work in partnership with over 140 treatment providers across the UK and abroad. When you contact us, you discover a wealth of knowledge about the potential pros and cons of each treatment type for your particular needs. Contact us today to find out how we can help. Below, we list a variety of ways we are able to assist you or your loved one in seeking out effective addiction treatment: - An over-the-phone assessment to determine if you require addiction treatment - Access to over 140+ clinics across the UK and abroad -Advice relating to outpatient, residential and home detox services - Access to detox clinics regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) - Fast access to emergency detox treatment, is appropriate - Access to professional interventionists across the UK - Advice by staff members who are themselves in recovery - Information on both private and statutory funded addiction treatment providers

Advocacy, Counselling, Drugs workers, Alcohol workers

Plumstead Community Law Centre

36 Wellington Street, Woolwich

SE18 6PE

Phone: 020 8854 8848

Monday: 11am-12:30pm (drop in – employment advice, 36 Wellington St, SE18 6PF)
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.

Benefits advice, Legal advice

Positive East

159 Mile End Road, Stepney

E1 4AQ

Phone: 020 7791 2855

Monday-Friday: 10:30am-5pm

Pre-Covid-19 did HIV testing. Still offers Practical and emotional support and advice by HELPLINE (020 7791 2855) for people living with or affected by HIV in E London. Option 1 psychological help. Option 2 advice line on housing & benefits. Option 3 sexual health questions. Please see website for full list of services operating during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mental health, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Counselling, Food, Internet access, Medical/health, Outreach workers, Sexual health

Providence Row

The Dellow Centre, 82 Wentworth Street

E1 7SA

Phone: 020 7375 0020

Monday-Friday: 9am-3:30pm (needle exchange - closed 12.30–1.30pm)
Monday: 10am-11:30am (men's group)
Monday: 2pm-3pm (yoga)
Tuesday: 9:30am-12:30pm (homeopathy)
Tuesday: 11:30am-12:30pm (relaxation skills)
Tuesday: 2pm-3:30pm (women's group)
Wednesday: 11:30am-1pm (peer support, addictions)
Thursday: 11am-1pm (art & wellbeing)
Friday: 10am-11:30am (Breaking Free Online- computer assisted therapy)
Friday: 10am-11:30am (self-harming support group)
Monday: 1:30pm-3:30pm (mental health drop-in)

Helps people of all backgrounds to an independent and fulfilled life away from homelessness & exclusion. They address not only users' immediate needs, but also the underlying issues and causes of their homelessness and exclusion. Download the timetable for their learning and wellbeing programme (https://bit.ly/2FXNYor). Most of their facilities are step-free. Services in Romanian and Polish.

Mental health, Art classes, Benefits advice, Bathroom/showers, Careers advice, Counselling, Drugs workers, Education/training, Food (free), Food, Internet access, Needle exchange

Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre

Legal Advice Centre, School of Law, Mile End Road

E1 4NS

Phone: 020 7882 3931

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm (remote appointments)

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

Rape Crisis South London/Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre

PO Box 383, Croydon

CR9 2AW

Phone: 0208 683 3311

Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm (office)
Monday-Sunday: 12pm-2:30pm (helpline, 365 days a year)
Monday-Sunday: 7pm-9:30pm helpline, 365 days a year)

Helpline: 0808 802 9999 All woman independent organisation supporting women and girls aged 14+ who have been raped or sexually abused at any time in their lives and who live and/or work in south London. Face-to-face counselling in Croydon, Kingston, Bexley and Southwark, Freephone National Rape Crisis Helpline, advocacy for women/girls who have reported or are considering reporting to the police, and an outreach worker specialising in homelessness and prostitution.

Advocacy, Counselling, Outreach workers

Richmond Legal Advice Service

Holy Trinity Church, Sheen Pk, Richmond

TW9 1UP

Phone: 020 8891 2105

Tuesday: 8pm-9:30pm

Covers children, domestic violence, employment, housing, benefits etc.

Accommodation/housing advice, Benefits advice, Tenancy support, Legal advice

Rights of Women

52-54 Featherstone Street

EC1Y 8RT

Monday: 11am-1pm (family law, London only: 020 7608 1137)
Tuesday & Wednesday: 2pm-4pm (family law, London only: 020 7608 1137)
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 7pm-9pm (family law, national: 020 7251 6577)
Friday: 12pm-3pm (family law, London only: 020 7608 1137)
Monday: 12pm-3pm (immigration and asylum law: 020 7490 7689)
Thursday: 10am-1pm (immigration and asylum law: 020 7490 7689)
Tuesday: 11am-1pm (criminal law, national: 020 7251 8887)
Thursday: 2pm-4pm (criminal law, London only: 020 7608 1137

Advice lines on family and criminal law, immigration & asylum etc - see website for times and days. Please see website for more details. NB: women-only service.

Robes Project (Southwark & Lambeth)

SE1 3UJ

Phone: 020 7407 5623

Winter shelter:
05 November to 14 April
Monday-Sunday: 7pm-8am (closed during Crisis, 23–30 Dec)

Rolling winter night shelter. Referrals ONLY through Manna Soc, Spires, Ace of Clubs, Webber St Day Centre, Crisis, Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers, Southwark SPOT, Lambeth Safer Streets Team, The Big Issue, Shelter. 18+, 35 bed spaces, low support needs.

Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Bathroom/showers, Bedding, Food (free)

Samaritans (Brent)

1 Leopold Road

NW10 9LN

Phone: 020 8961 6181

Saturday-Tuesday: 7pm-9pm
Wednesday & Friday: 9am-9pm
Thursday: 7pm-9pm

Visitors welcome. Please call to make sure that a Samaritan is there to help you. You can take things at your own pace, whatever is troubling, they we will listen carefully and talk things through on a confidential basis.

Counselling

Samaritans (Central London)

46 Marshall Street

W1F 9BF

Phone: 020 7734 2800

Monday-Sunday: 9am-9pm

Visitors welcome 365 days a year. You don?t need an appointment to speak in confidence to a trained volunteers and the service is free. Please note that due to the popularity of the drop-in service, you may experience a short wait.

Counselling

Samaritans (Croydon & Sutton)

2b Kidderminster Road, West Croydon, Surrey

CR9 2BQ

Phone: 020 8681 6666

Monday-Saturday: 7:30pm-9pm
Tuesday: 9:30am-2pm
Thursday: 11:30am-2pm
Sunday: 9:30am-12pm
Wednesday: 11:30am-2pm

You can talk to a Samaritan volunteer in a private, safe and non-threatening environment. To guarantee that one will be available, it is best to telephone and arrange an appointment.

Counselling