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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.
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!
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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
Mary Ward Legal Centre
10 Great Turnstile
WC1V 7JU
Phone: 020 7831 7079; 020 7269 0292
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
NEWway Project (Newham)
Bonny Downs Baptist Church, Darwell Close
E6 6BT
Phone: 07490983777
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
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.
Benefits advice, Legal advice
Positive East
159 Mile End Road, Stepney
E1 4AQ
Phone: 020 7791 2855
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: 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
Richmond Legal Advice Service
Holy Trinity Church, Sheen Pk, Richmond
TW9 1UP
Phone: 020 8891 2105
Covers children, domestic violence, employment, housing, benefits etc.
Accommodation/housing advice, Benefits advice, Tenancy support, Legal advice
Robes Project (Southwark & Lambeth)
SE1 3UJ
Phone: 020 7407 5623
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)
Sangam Association of Asian Women
210 Burnt Oak Broadway
HA8 0AP
Phone: 020 8952 7062
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.
Accommodation/housing advice, Benefits advice, Counselling, Debt advice, Education/training
SHP
245 Gray's Inn Road
WC1X 8QY
Phone: 0204 509 8300
Provides innovative accommodation and support services to 3,000 of London's most vulnerable people. To discuss referral, call 020 7520 8660.
Accommodation/housing advice, Art classes, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Debt advice, Education/training, Internet access, Outreach workers, Tenancy support
SPEAR
89 Heath Road, Twickenham
TW1 4AW
Phone: 0208 288 6506
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.
Accommodation/housing advice, Alcohol workers, Benefits advice, Drugs workers, Outreach workers, Tenancy support
St Mungo's Broadway (Brent Probation Housing Advice and Floating Support)
Phone: 0207 483 2892
For offenders in the Borough of Brent aged 18+. Works with offenders with complex needs to prevent homelessness and re-offending.
Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Careers advice
Stoll
446 Fulham Road
SW6 1DT
Phone: 020 7385 2110
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.
Mental health, Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Alcohol workers, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Counselling, Debt advice, Drugs workers, Education/training, Music/drama, Outreach workers, Tenancy support
Sufra NW London
160 Pitfield Way, Stonebridge, Middlesex
NW10 0PW
Phone: 0203 441 1335
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.
Advocacy, Benefits advice, Bedding, Clothing store, Education/training, Food (free)
The Manna Centre
12 Melior Street
SE1 3QP
Phone: 020 7357 9363
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
Mental health, Accommodation/housing advice, Benefits advice, Bathroom/showers, Clothing store, Education/training, Food (free), Foot care, Medical/health, Tenancy support, Step-free
University of Greenwich Legal Advice Centre
University of Greenwich (Greenwich Campus), Legal Advice Centre QM 203, Old Royal Naval College, Park Row
SE10 9LS
Phone: 0208 331 9947
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.
Benefits advice, Legal advice
Youth Justice Legal Centre
Unit 2, Crystal Wharf, 36 Graham Street
N1 8GJ
Phone: 0203 174 2279
Help & support to people 10–21. Legal help in education & community care, criminal representation (up to 18). Advocacy in housing, education, welfare, health etc.
Advocacy, Benefits advice, Education/training, Medical/health, Legal advice
Zacchaeus 2000 Trust
34 Grosvenor Gardens
SW1W 0DH
Phone: 020 7259 0801 or 020 8964 0961
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.
Benefits advice, Debt advice, Tenancy support, Legal advice
Advicenow
Independent website providing up-to-date info on rights & legal issues.
Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Legal advice
Citizens Advice Bureau
Free information and advice on legal, financial and other problems. Go to the website to find your nearest branch.
Accommodation/housing advice, Debt advice, Benefits advice, Legal advice
Royal British Legion
Phone: 0808 802 8080
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.
Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Debt advice, Education/training, Internet access, Outreach workers, Tenancy support
The Mix
Phone: 0808 808 4994
Free connections to local and national services and sources of help for young people. Phone, text (80849) or email via the website.
Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Counselling, Debt advice, Legal advice
Casus Omissus - The Aberdeen Law Project
Ferryhill Community Centre, Albury Road, Aberdeen
AB11 6TN
Phone: 01224 272 434
Thursday: 5:30pm-7:30pm
Initial advice, written advice, casework, representation and form-filling for residents of Scotland. Covers employment, housing, benefits etc.
Accommodation/housing advice, Benefits advice, Tenancy support, Legal advice
Crossreach (Rankeillor Initiative)
205 Cowgate, Edinburgh
EH1 1JH
Phone: 0131 225 4901
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.
Accommodation/housing advice, Alcohol workers, Counselling, Drugs workers, Benefits advice, Bathroom/showers, Clothing store, Careers advice, Education/training