How to get legal advice factsheet

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What’s on offer?

If you need advice on any of the following subjects – help is at hand, here in Kingston.

There are several legal advice agencies, with a wide range of expertise who can give information and advice. Some of the agencies also offer representation at courts and tribunals.

• Benefits: Age Concern, Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), Kingston Council Housing Advice, Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness (KCAH), Law Centre, Refugee Action Kingston (RAK)
• Debts: Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), Law Centre
• Employment: Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), Law Centre, Refugee Action Kingston (RAK)
• Housing: Age Concern, Citizens Advice Bureau CAB), Kingston Council Housing Advice, Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness (KCAH), Law Centre, Refugee Action Kingston (RAK)
• Immigration/Refugee issues: Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), Law Centre, Refugee Action Kingston (RAK)

Who can help and how do you get in touch?

• Age Concern First Contact - 020 8408 8170 (Advice line open Monday to Friday, 10 -12)
  provides advocacy and offers information and advice to clients aged 60+ and to their families, friends and carers.
• CAB - Citizens Advice Bureau - 0844 826 9701 (Advice line open Monday to Friday, 10 – 1)
  offers clients information and advice on a wide range of issues including benefits, debts, employment, housing and immigration.
• Kingston Council’s Housing Advice Service – 020 8546 5468
  provides advice in areas such as the prevention of homelessness in private sector including: resolving landlord and tenant disputes, welfare and housing benefits issues, mortgage arrears problems and accessing private rented accommodation
• KCAH – Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness - 020 8255 7400
  provides advice on issues such as housing, welfare benefits and hostel placements to homeless people in Kingston
• Law Centre - 020 8547 2882
  provides information and advice on legal issues relating to immigration, employment, welfare benefits, housing, education, discrimination and many more
• RAK – Refugee Action Kingston - 020 8547 0115
  provides free advice and information to asylum-seekers and refugees on the following subjects: Immigration (Level 1), welfare benefits, education, employment, utilities, health
  

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‘Stay Independent’ factsheets are produced by a partnership of statutory and voluntary sector organisations providing information and advice for disabled and older people in Kingston.