Other places to find legal help and information:

LawWorks supports a network of over 300 free legal advice clinics so you may wish to contact one those and see if they can assist. There are a number to choose from, including several that will provide advice digitally/online/remotely. Head to this page on our website, change the drop down to the required area of law. The list will then filter alphabetically unless a location is entered, in which it will return results closest first.

 There are a number of other organisations who may be able to help you in England and Wales by providing advice and support. Please find details below:

General Advice

advicelocal is a UK-wide service providing a postcode driven search for local advice services as well as guides to welfare benefits, employment, debt, housing, immigration & asylum, and disability & social care issues. 

Advicenow is an independent, not-for-profit website providing accurate, up-to-date information on rights and legal issues.

Advice UK is the largest UK network of advice providing organisations.

Citizens Advice provides information on your rights, including benefits, housing, family matters and employment, and on debt, consumer and legal issues.
England: 03444 111 444 Wales: 03444 77 20 20 TextRelay users: 03444 111 445

Law Centres Network
Find your local Law Centre using the search function on the website.  Law Centres provide free specialist legal advice on a variety of problems relating to social welfare law (eg employment, housing, immigration and welfare benefits). 

Support Through Court is a charity dedicated to providing free, independent assistance to people facing proceedings without legal representation.


Health and Disability

Disability Law Service
Disability Law Service provides information, advice and assistance to those with disabilities and their carers.
Free Legal Advice Line: 0207 791 9800

Macmillan
Macmillan provides information and support services for people living with cancer and their loved ones.
0808 808 00 00

Mind
The Charity Mind provides legal information and general advice on mental health related law covering mental health, mental capacity, community care, human rights and discrimination and equality related to mental health issues

Scope
Scope provides information and support for disabled people. Disability Information and Advice Line (DIAL) services are run for and by disabled people.
Free helpline: 0808 800 3333

Debt and Finance

Debt Advice Foundation
The Debt Advice Foundation can give you free confidential advice about your debt problems over the phone.
Telephone: 0800 043 40 50.

The Money Advice Service 
The Money Advice Service runs a Money Advice Line on 0300 500 5000 (English) or 0300 500 5555 (Welsh) 0300 500 5000

National Debt Line
National Debtline can give you advice and information about debt problems.
Telephone: 0808 808 4000

StepChange Debt Charity
Step Change can give you free, confidential advice about debt problems.
Telephone: 0800 138 1111

TaxAid
Provides assistance to those on a low income whose problems cannot be resolved with HMRC.
Telephone: 0345 120 3779

Crime

Victim Support
If you've been a victim of any crime or have been affected by a crime committed against someone you know, Victim Support can help you deal with what you've been through.
Helpline: 0808 1689 111

Domestic Violence

National Centre for Domestic Violence 

The National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV) provides a free, fast emergency injunction service to survivors of domestic violence regardless of their financial circumstances, race, gender or sexual orientation.
0800 970 2070 / 0844 8044 999 / text ‘NCDV’ to 60777

Rape Crisis
Find your nearest specialist Rape Crisis organisation near you services using the search facility on their website.
Rape Crisis helpline: 0808 802 9999 

Rights of Women 
Family law helpline 020 7251 6577 and criminal law helpline – 020 7521 8887

Women's Aid
Women's Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse towards women and children.  You can connect with a Women's Aid support worker via their online instant messaging service on their website or by email: helpline@womensaid.org.uk
You can also search for local support services on their website.

FLOWS (Finding Legal Options for Women Survivors)
FLOWS is a legal support service, designed to help protect women against domestic abuse.  FLOWS can help you to consider the available options, online, on the phone, or sitting down with an expert in your local area.
0203 745 7707
flows@rcjadvice.org.uk

Refuge
Refuge un a freephone 24-hour National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247

Survivors UK 
Survivors Uk support men who have been sexually abused
Helpline: 0845 122 1201

Employment

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) 
ACAS provides information, advice, training, conciliation and other services for employers and employees to help prevent or resolve workplace problems.
0300 123 110

Protect
Protect is a whistleblowing charity which can provide advise to individuals with whistleblowing dilemmas at work.
020 3117 2520

Family

Both Parents Matter
Both Parents Matter runs monthly support meetings and with Law Works Cymru and support from local solicitors provides free legal clinics across Wales.
Helpline: 08456 004446.

Central Family Mediation
Central Family Mediation are accredited family mediators based in Central London offering a professional and child focused dispute resolution service.
0207 832 5846 / 0845 652 0127

Gingerbread
Gingerbread provides support and expert advice on a range of issues including dealing with a break-up, to going back to work  and benefit or tax credit issues.
Helpline: 0808 802 0925. 

Rights of Women
Rights of Women offers free, confidential legal advice for women in England and Wales on family law and criminal law (for example, about sexual offences including rape and sexual assault, domestic violence and harassment, reporting offences to the police and the criminal justice system, the rights of victims, witnesses and defendants and criminal injuries compensation). 

Housing and homelessness

Shelter
The homelessness charity Shelter runs a housing helpline, has a network of housing aid centres and works with local citizens advice bureaux.
Free housing advice helpline : 0808 800 4444

Shelter Cymru
Shelter Cymru can advise on urgent housing problems if you live in Wales. It also runs advice surgeries across Wales.
Telephone: 0345 075 5005. 

Crisis
Crisis offer advice and support for people experiencing homelessness.  You can search for your local Crisis Centre on thr website.

The Wallich (for individuals in Wales)
Operate a number of outreach projects across Wales to support homeless people including: hot food, advice, referrals and pathways out of homelessness.  Their drop-in services are a safe place to use facilities such as washing, emergency provisions, wi-fi and signposting.  They also provide support to help keep people in their homes when they are at risk of homelessness or poor wellbeing.
02920 668464

Immigration and Asylum

Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants represents clients at all stages of the legal process from entry clearance applications through to appeals and judicial review. 

Refugee Council
Provide crisis advice, mental health counselling and practical support to help refugees settle and integrate into their new community in the UK.  

Asylum Aid
Provide legal representation and welfare advice.
020 7 354 9631
advice@asylumaid.org.uk

Migrant Help
Migrant Help provides independent advice and guidance to assist asylum seekers in the UK move through and understand the asylum process.
Free asulym helpine: 0808 8010 503.

Right to Remain Toolkit
Free step-by-step guide to UK asylum and immigration system to help you better understand the legal process.

The British Red Cross
The British Red Cross is the UK's largest independent provider of services and support for refugees and people seeking asylum.  If you are a refugee or asylum seeker in the UK, the British Red Cross may be able to support you with:

  • emergency help
  • one-to-one casework
  • one-off support
  • information and signposting about where to get help.