PopLaw Legal Advice Clinic

Tuesday: 6pm-8pm (appointments only); Covers debt, employment, housing, benefits etc. Initial advice, written advice and form-filling. For residents of Tower Hamlets. More info from the website. CODES: AH, BA, DA, TS, LA

Ashford Place

Monday-Thursday: 9:30am-5pm; Friday: 10:30am-5pm; Housing advice by appointment. Advice on housing benefit and support to negotiate new accommodation. CODES: MH, AH, A, BA, CA, CL, DA, ET, F, IT, MS, MD, OW, TS

Assisted Homes CIC

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm; Assisted Homes recognizes that people suffering from homelessness often need more than just a roof over their heads. The floating support provides a platform for the service users to make the transition to independent living as smoothly as possible. CODES: AH, BA, DA, TS, SF

Bench Outreach

Thursday: 1pm-4pm (SHE); SHE (Support, Help, Empowerment) is a weekly drop-in session offering advice to homeless and vulnerable women in a safe, female-only space. CODES: AH, BA, FF, LF, OL, TS

Cardinal Hume Centre

Monday-Thursday: 9:30am-3:30pm; Friday: 12:30pm-3:30pm; No walk-ins but appointments offered Monday-Thursday: 9:30am-3:30pm Enables people to gain the skills they need to overcome poverty and homelessness. Works with homeless young people, badly-housed families and others in need. Spanish (Wed) and Arabic (Friday) speakers by appointment. For the advice team, call: 020 7227 1673. For family services and learning services hours, call 020 7222 1602. CODES: AH, AD, BA, CA, C, DA, ET, IT, MS, TS

Colchester Emergency Night Shelter

Monday-Saturday: 7:15pm-9am; Sunday: 12:30pm-9am; Temporary accommodation, respite & support for single homeless people 18+. Signposting, help with permanent accommodation, benefits & health. CODES: AH, BA, BS, BE, ET, F, IT, L, TS

Enfield and Haringey Homeless Respite, All People All Places

December to April
Monday-Sunday: 7:30pm-8am; Daytime casework (housing, benefits, health) and advocacy all year. From December to March, there is overnight respite offering evening meal, bed and breakfast, but it is recommended that you apply for a place before December to get on the list/waiting list: info@allpeopleallplaces.org. Email contact 7 days per week. Response often immediate, always same day and within 24 hours. Day centre operates 4 or 5 days per week. All enquiries by email: info@allpeopleallplaces.org. CODES: AD, A, AH, BS, BE, BA, DA, L, MD, TS

Glass Door Homeless Charity

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 9am-2pm (Chelsea Methodist Church); Winter shelter
04 November to 05 April
Monday-Sunday: 8pm-7am (please come to the day centre or phone to see if there are vacancies); Wednesday & Friday: 9am-2pm (St Augustine's Church); Monday-Friday: 12pm-3pm (Ace of Clubs); Monday-Thursday: 9am-11am (Vineyard Community Centre); Tuesday: 12:30pm-3pm (The Yard, Putney); Glass Door runs London’s largest emergency winter night shelter, providing men and women a safe, warm place to sleepfrom November to April. Individuals affected by homelessness also access advice, food, showers and laundry facilities year-round from drop-in day centres that work in partnership with the charity. CODES: AH, BS, CA, CL, ET, FF, IT, TS, AD, BA

Haringey Recovery Service

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5pm; Works with individuals in recovery from drug & alcohol misuse. Holistic approach, with continued support, equipping people with the skill for self-development. CODES: AD, A, AC, BA, CA, C, DA, DW, ET, IT, LF, MD, OL, OW, SH, TS, LA, EO, SF

Herts Young Homeless (HYH)

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm (appointments for advice); Aims to prevent homelessness, and support young people, those in crisis and individuals at risk of becoming homeless, mainly people 16-24. Mediation, education and other specialist prevention services, advice, support etc. 18+ Hub for housing, money and benefits advice. Nightstop for emergency short-term accommodation. Advice line: 0844 833 0933. CODES: AD, C, ET, BA, AH, TS

NEWway Project (Newham)

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. CODES: AH, AD, A, DA, DW, FF, L, TS, BA, CL, CA, MS, BS, IT, DT, C, ET, OL

Richmond Legal Advice Service

Tuesday: 8pm-9:30pm; Covers children, domestic violence, employment, housing, benefits etc. CODES: AH, BA, TS, LA

SHP

Monday-Sunday: 9am-5pm; Provides innovative accommodation and support services to 3,000 of London's most vulnerable people. To discuss referral, call 020 7520 8660. CODES: AH, AC, BA, CA, DA, ET, IT, OW, TS

SPEAR

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5pm; Since 1987, SPEAR has offered services to thousands of homeless and vulnerable people in and around Richmond, successfully transforming lives and supporting many of their service users to the point that they have achieved total independence. CODES: AH, A, BA, DW, OW, TS

Stoll

Monday-Friday: 8am-8pm (closed 12.30–1.30); Saturday & Sunday: 8am-5pm; Stoll is the leading provider of supported housing for ex-servicemen and women. As well as housing, they provide life-changing support including employment training, advice, addiction services and health and wellbeing activities. CODES: MH, AH, AD, A, BA, CA, C, DA, DW, ET, MD, OW, TS

Thames Reach (Employment Academy)

Monday-Friday: 9am-4pm; Supports homeless, vulnerable and isolated men and women through a range of services, activities and accommodation projects. Their aim is for the people they help to have decent homes, supportive relationships and fulfilling lives. Phone or email enquiries@thamesreach.org.uk for more info. CODES: MH, AH, CA, ET, IT, OL, OW, TS

The Manna Centre

Monday-Sunday: 10am-4pm; Open-access day centre open 7 days a week. Services include breakfast & lunch, showers and housing & welfare advice. All services are free. • Breakfast • Lunch • Housing & Welfare Advice – for an in-centre appointment, please speak to a member of staff • Washing Facilities – please ask for a towel • Change of clothing (2nd hand) – The clothing store will be open on a Monday & Wednesday. First 30 people with tickets will be seen, each day. • Housing & Welfare Telephone Helpline 020 7403 1931 - option 1 (Monday to Friday 10am – 1pm) • Mobile phone charging (Monday to Friday) – please ask a member of staff CODES: MH, AH, BA, BS, CL, ET, FF, FC, MS, TS, SF

Waterloo Legal Advice Service

Covers children, crime, domestic violence, education, employment, family, housing, immigration etc. Written advice, casework, initial advice and form-filling. CODES: C, LA, TS, AH

Zacchaeus 2000 Trust

Monday-Friday: 10am-4pm (advice, by appointment); Advice and representation to those in debt with essential household bills (ie, council tax, rent and fuel bills) and those who need help with claiming benefits or fighting claims for overpayments. At Beethoven Centre, Third Ave, W10 4JL: advice and support to those whose housing costs have been affected by welfare reform. Tenancy support, inc deposit guarantees, to those struggling to access accommodation in the private rented sector. CODES: BA, DA, TS, LA

Royal British Legion

Monday-Sunday: 8am-8pm (contact centres); Delivers information, advice and support to members of the British armed forces, reservists, veterans and their families across the UK. Visit one of their centres, call (free from UK landlines and main mobile networks) or use their online resources to find out more. CODES: AH, AD, BA, CA, DA, ET, IT, OW, TS

Casus Omissus - The Aberdeen Law Project

Monday-Friday: 10am-5pm; Thursday: 5:30pm-7:30pm; Initial advice, written advice, casework, representation and form-filling for residents of Scotland. Covers employment, housing, benefits etc. CODES: AH, BA, TS, LA

Crossreach Move On (Whiteinch)

Monday-Friday: 8am-10pm (phone for referral only); Saturday & Sunday: 9am-5pm; Temporary furnished accommodation and support to adults in recovery from substance misuse, who have achieved a period of stability through residential or community rehabilitation. Service is mainly for people living clean, but some methadone, etc, users who are stable will be considered. CODES: MH, AH, A, C, DW, TS, SF

Glasgow City Mission

Monday-Friday: 10am-8pm Breakfast, lunch & dinner - see times for meals.; Open Monday – Friday Drop In: 10am – 4:30pm, 6 – 7:30pm Lunch: 1 – 3pm, Dinner: 6 – 7:30pm. Our Urban café is open for music lessons and college classes. We are also working with some guests to get them into employment. Our counselling service is operating in Crimea Street and some activities continue online. Nursery open. CODES: MH, AH, A, CA, C, DW, ET, FF, FC, IT, LF, OL, OW, TS, SF, EF, EO, F, MS, AD

Lodging House Mission

Monday-Friday: 8:30am-10am (Free breakfast); Monday-Thursday: 12pm-2pm (Free lunch); Friday: 12pm-1:30pm (Free Lunch); We are a day centre for the homeless, socially isolated, and vulnerable, based in the East End of Glasgow. We have an Intervention Worker who provides a range of services including emotional support, benefits checks, filling out forms and signposting to relevant organisations. In addition to that we also provide a suite of activities which is constantly reviewed to ensure they are the most appropriate/enjoyable for our client group. CODES: AH, AD, B, BA, BS, CA, CL, C, DT, ET, FF, F, FC, IT, LS, MD, SH, TS, EO

Rock Trust (Albany St)

Monday-Friday: 8:45am-5pm (drop-in 9.00-12.00); Monday: 4pm-7pm (cooking group); Tuesday & Wednesday: 4pm-7pm (drop-in); Advises, educates and supports young people. Enables them to build the personal skills and resources required to make a positive and healthy transition to adulthood, while avoiding or moving on from homelessness. Not SF. CODES: MH, AH, BS, CL, C, FF, F, IT, L, TS

Rock Trust (West Lothian)

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm (hotline); Supported accommodation service by referral only. No drop-in service but call for information. CODES: AH, ET, SF, TS

Shelter Scotland - Edinburgh Community Hub

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm; Information, advice, advocacy and representation for people facing homelessness or bad housing. We have advice online at shelterscotland.org/getadvice, and a free helpline for urgent cases open 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday on 0808 800 4444. Our Hubs operate drop-ins too, please check shelterscotland.org/edinburgh for times. CODES: AH, AD, OL, TS, LA

Simon Community Scotland ACCESS HUB (Glasgow)

Drop in to get help with benefits, health, finances, legal advice, access to the digital world and more. You can also call our Helplines (Open 24hrs. Free from landlines) on 0800 027 7466 (Glasgow) or 0808 178 2323 (Edinburgh). CODES: AH, MS, TS, MH, AD, DW, OW, OL

Streetwork Crisis Centre

Monday-Friday: 7am-8pm (drop-in); Saturday & Sunday: 9am-5pm (drop-in); Helpline 24/7: 0808 178 2323. Open 365 days a year to support anyone in Edinburgh who does not have a safe place to sleep. Though their Holyrood Hub and helpline, they advise, refer and support people to access the services they need to resolve their situation. CODES: AH, BA, BS, CA, DA, IT, L, LS, MS, OL, OW, SF, AD, C, FF, TS

The Marie Trust

Monday-Friday: 7:30pm-11pm (food collection); Day service for people affected by homelessness/poverty. Offers low-cost breakfast and lunch, as well as a range of classes and activities. Call for activities. Most services currently suspended - Free food avaialble on weeknights. CODES: AC, BA, BS, BE, CA, CL, C, F, FC, MS, OL, OW, TS

University of Strathclyde Law Clinic

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm ; Monday: 6pm-7:30pm (drop-in 3rd wk of month); Wednesday: 6pm-7:30pm (drop-in 1st wk of month); Legal advice, written advice, casework, representation and form-filling for people who need assistance. Please phone to make sure you are eligible for support. CODES: AD, BA, TS, LA