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How We Work

Our Areas of Expertise

We offer free legal advice and representationÌýon social welfare issues for members of our local community and Greater London, where we have capacity.Ìý

We can help with the following kinds of issues:Ìý

Specialist help:

  • Welfare benefits:Ìýform filling, ESA, PIP, Universal Credit, Housing Benefit, appeals, mandatory reconsiderations, representation at tribunals.ÌýÌý
  • Housing: disrepair, issues with landlords & tenancies, evictions & homelessness
  • Community Care:Ìýgetting support or accomodation from social services for a child, young person, family or vulnerable adult.Ìý
  • ·¡»å³Ü³¦²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô:Ìýgetting support for children with Special Educational Needs, EHC plan issues and school exclusions.Ìý

We may be able to help with other problems not listed here, please feel free to ask.Ìý

To contact us or to make an enquiry please visit ourÌýenquiry page.Ìý

Who We Are

The ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Integrated Legal Advice Clinic (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº iLAC) is run by the Centre for Access to Justice (CAJ) at the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Faculty of Laws.Ìý

Based in central Stratford, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº iLAC offersÌýmembers of the local East London community free face to faceÌýlegal advice on all aspects of social welfare law including specialist advice and casework on welfare benefits,Ìýhousing, community careÌýand education law.Ìý

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº iLAC is staffed by ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Laws students working under the supervision of experienced, qualified advisers and solicitors.

Building on the Faculty’s world-leading access to justice research, the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Integrated Legal Advice Clinic also provides the basis for a wide-ranging research agenda seeking answers to fundamental questions about the nature of legal needs and the links between legal and health problems.Ìý

You can find out more about the Team at ¹û¶³Ó°ÔºÌýiLACÌýhere.

For information on our complaints process please visit this page.Ìý