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

722 Young People Service

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm; For people aged 10-18 in Waltham Forest with drug- and alcohol-related issues. Evening appointments by request. CODES: AH, AD, BA, DW, NE, OL

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

Aziziye Mosque

Monday-Sunday: 11am-11pm; Drop-in for advice and support on housing, family, substance use etc. Turkish & Arabic, interpreters available for other languages. CODES: AH, AD, BA, C

Barka UK (Reconnections Project)

Monday-Friday: 9am-4pm (helpline – Polish, Russian, Romanian and English); Offers Eastern European rough sleepers the opportunity to return home. Help with obtaining passports & transportation. Also information on employment, benefits, NI, the law, organisations supporting CEE migrants. Information on CEE Alcoholics Anonymous & Narcotics Anonymous groups. The helpline (0800 171 2926) is provided in Polish & English. CODES: AH, A, BA, CA, DW, OL, LA

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

Bethnal Green Legal Advice Clinic

Monday & Wednesday: 10am-12pm (drop-in) ; Tuesday & Wednesday: 5:30pm-7pm (drop-in); Thursday: 6:30pm-8pm (drop-in); Please arrive early. Covers employment and debt. More information from the website. CODES: BA, DA, LA

Brixton Advice Centre

Monday-Thursday: 10am-3pm (call into reception); Advice on benefits, housing, employment & debt (first-come, first-served). Online info on health services. CODES: AH, AD, BA, DA, ET, LA

C4WS Homeless Project Night Shelter

06 November to 02 April
Monday-Sunday: 7:30pm-8:45am; Rolling winter night shelter. Bed spaces for 16 guests, with separate sleeping areas for men and women. Referrals from Camden agencies with whom C4WS have a Service Level Agreement including London Jesus Centre and the Irish Centre - no self-referral. CODES: AH, BA, CA, ET, FF, OL, LF

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

Caritas Anchor House

For people affected by homelessness, drug & alcohol misuse, mental health, domestic abuse & offending. Accommodation and varied services. Email info@caritasanchorhouse.org.uk. Opening times: 24/7 CODES: MH, AH, A, AC, BA, CA, C, DA, DW, ET, IT, MD, SF

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

Ealing Churches Winter Night Shelter

25 November to 20 March
Monday-Sunday: 7:30pm-8:30am; Referral via St Mungo's outreach team, Streetlink (0300 500 0914), Acton Homeless Concern (020 8992 5768) or Ealing Soup Kitchen (020 8566 3507 x7). Ealing Foodbank (020 8840 9428). 14 bed spaces. No self-referral. We are a Night Shelter running through the winter months to provide a warm, safe place for people who find themselves homeless. CODES: AH, BA, OL, FF, DA, BE, L, BS

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

Equalities National Council

Monday-Friday: 10am-4pm; Equalities National Council primarily focuses on delivering expert advocacy and mentoring support for BME disabled people and their carers; and people suffering with long term impairments. Supports people with mental health difficulties, including ex-offenders, to access fair and equal services, across health, social care, employment, further education, mentoring, advocacy, welfare benefits, housing and immigration. CODES: MH, AD, BA, ET, MS

Eritrean Community in the UK

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5:30pm; Advice, info, support, advocacy & referral: education, training, employment, welfare rights, housing, immigration, health, culturally-based counselling etc. CODES: AH, AD, BA, CA, C, DA, ET, OL, LA

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

Greenwich Migrant Hub

Tuesday: 10:30am-1:30pm; Drop-in centre for free immigration, housing & domestic violence advice, and a hot meal to migrants in Greenwich and neighbouring boroughs. CODES: AH, AD, BA, FF, LA, SF

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

Holy Trinity Brompton

Wednesday: 9am-12pm; Wed only: 9am–12:00pm. Glass Door casework support, Crosslight debt advice, computers/printers, clothing repairs and pastoral support. Appointment only - book on arrival. Breakfast & clothing available to those with an appointment with one of these services. CODES: MH, BA, CA, FF, F, IT, OL, OW, CL

HOPE Worldwide UK – ODAAT

One Day At A Time (ODAAT) is a quasi-residential men only (18+) rehab. 12 steps, counselling and psychotherapy are employed in a loving community to transform from chaos to constructive living. Services for people on the scheme include one to one counselling, yoga, community meetings, psychotherapy, relapse prevention and life skills, group therapy and aftercare, family contact and recreation. CODES: BA, CA, C, DA, DT, EF, EO, F, FF, IT, L, MH

Iraqi Community Association

Monday-Friday: 10am-5:30pm (Thursday phone only); Advice & info for Iraqi & Arab communities. Support & guidance for young people. Day centre for older people. Cultural & social activities. CODES: AH, BA, MS, LA, LF

Kiran - Asian Women's Aid

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. CODES: AH, AD, BA, ET, LA

London Coalition Against Poverty

A coalition of community activists and individuals working in advice, mainly in Hackney. Phone or email londoncoalitionagainstpoverty@gmail.com. CODES: AH, AD, BA, DA, LA

London Irish Centre

Has been providing welfare services, and social and cultural events for over 50 years. Ring for service times. CODES: AH, A, BA, CL, C, DW, ET, MD

Mary Ward Legal Centre

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. CODES: AH, AD, BA, DA, LA

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

Plumstead Community Law Centre

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. CODES: BA, LA

Positive East

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. CODES: MH, AD, BA, CA, C, F, IT, MS, OW, SH

Providence Row

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. CODES: MH, AC, BA, BS, CA, C, DW, ET, FF, F, IT, NE

Richmond Legal Advice Service

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

Robes Project (Southwark & Lambeth)

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. CODES: AH, AD, BA, BS, BE, FF

Sangam Association of Asian Women

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5pm; Saturday: 9am-1pm; Relieves poverty, hardship, and distress of the socially and economically disadvantaged without discrimination. Counselling for women, youth and underprivileged people. Cultural classes. CODES: AH, BA, C, DA, ET

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

St Mungo's Broadway (Brent Probation Housing Advice and Floating Support)

For offenders in the Borough of Brent aged 18+. Works with offenders with complex needs to prevent homelessness and re-offending. CODES: AH, AD, BA, CA

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

Sufra NW London

Monday-Sunday: 10am-6pm (office open); Wednesday & Sunday: 10am-2pm (Growing Club); Wednesday & Sunday: 12pm-3pm (food bank, referral from Brent Council and other orgs); Friday: 6pm-8:30pm (vegetarian meal); Food bank & community kitchen in Brent, supporting disadvantaged individuals and families suffering food poverty in NW London. Phone or visit. CODES: AD, BA, BE, CL, ET, FF

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

University of Greenwich Legal Advice Centre

Monday-Thursday: 9am-5pm (phone); TERM-TIME only. Phone or email legaladvicecentre@gre.ac.uk for an appointment and you’ll get a reply within 48 hours. Employment, benefits; referrals to Free Representation Unit. Initial and written advice, and form-filling. Not disabled accessible – please phone so adjustments can be made. CODES: BA, LA

Youth Justice Legal Centre

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5:30pm (open door policy); Help & support to people 10–21. Legal help in education & community care, criminal representation (up to 18). Advocacy in housing, education, welfare, health etc. CODES: AD, BA, ET, MS, LA

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

Advicenow

Independent website providing up-to-date info on rights & legal issues. CODES: AH, AD, BA, LA

Citizens Advice Bureau

Free information and advice on legal, financial and other problems. Go to the website to find your nearest branch. CODES: AH, DA, BA, 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

The Mix

Monday-Sunday: 11am-11pm (helpline & webchat) ; Free connections to local and national services and sources of help for young people. Phone, text (80849) or email via the website. CODES: AH, AD, BA, CA, C, DA, LA

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 (Rankeillor Initiative)

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm (phone only for referrals); For those in the early stages of recovering from substance use, we can provide temporary accommodation in shared flats while you get back on your feet again. CODES: AH, A, C, DW, BA, BS, CL, CA, ET

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

Niddry St Wellbeing Centre (Salvation Army)

Monday-Friday: 10am-11:15am; Monday-Friday: 11:30am-12:45pm; Cafe space, various activities, shower facilities, one-to-one support, psychosocial group, crisis intervention. Café: Mon-Fri: 10am-11:15, 11:30-12:45 – usually open all day – limited numbers due to Covid Mon – Women’s group 1:15 Tues – Men’s group 1:15 Wed – Café clinic, access to GP 2pm Thurs – Psychosocial group 1:15 Fri – Arty Farty Fridays 1:15 Access to 1-to-1 support 10am-12:45 Needle exchange – all day access Mon-Fri CODES: AD, BA, BS, BE, CL, FF, F, L, MS

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 Access Place

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am-5pm (closed 1pm-2pm); Tuesday: 10am-5pm (closed 1pm-2pm); Housing and social care service for those who have found themselves on the streets. Specialist GP practice providing a wide range of primary healthcare for people who may be having trouble registering with a GP who are homeless or have additional support needs such as issues with drugs and/or alcohol. (Colocated with project partners, Housing and Social Work.) Please note, we open at 10am on Tuesday CODES: MH, AH, AD, BA, MS, OL

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