Helping local people access justice
‘At the time I ran into problems I was living with my four children, three of whom were adults. They’d become quite controlling of me and stopped paying any contributions…
‘I had a debt management plan with a commercial company but I was made redundant in January and the six months of freelance work I had lined up was cancelled…
‘When I first made my asylum application, I was completely unsure of how long the process would take, what it entailed and what the final outcome would be. At that…
Junaid came to the Law Centre for help after his employer stopped paying him properly – and then not at all – after Junaid tried to defend his team when their employer threatened…
‘My rent arrears had built up because of Universal Credit problems. When I moved into my current property, I tried to change my address with Universal Credit, but they kept sending payments to my…
‘Before I came to the Law Centre, I was feeling destitute with a lot of debts. I wasn’t very well, and I had a big money problem. I was very stressed. ‘I found the team very helpful –…
‘I applied for a new passport and the Home Office came back to me saying they couldn’t find anything to prove who I am or that I’d been here since I…
‘I used to be very independent. I had a very happy family; I had a good job that looked after the family. Before the troubles started, I had no intention…