I’ve got my head above water now
‘I was working throughout the pandemic, but when the pandemic lifted I went down in a spiral and got into deep depression. It was so bad I couldn’t go to…
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Stress Awareness Month
We know that legal problems can impact other areas of life. Many of our clients tell us they have experienced poorer health and well-being as a result of their legal…
Expanding our community engagement
We are delighted to welcome our second community engagement manager, Eve Rogers, who joined us this month. Eve will be focussing on Kingston and Surrey. The Covid-19 pandemic increased our…
Employment rights and connection with health
This week my community engagement work focused on employment. On Tuesday evening we repeated our ‘Employment Rights’ workshop delivered in partnership with BPP Law School’s Street Law project. The session…
Deep concern over Government’s proposal for asylum seekers
We join with others in expressing huge concern about the Government’s proposal to send asylum seekers who arrive in the UK by boat from across the Channel to Rwanda on…
Guildford Legal Walk 2022
Members of our team will be taking part in the 2022 Guildford Legal Walk on Monday 9 May. This annual event is organised by the London Legal Support Trust to…
Ending a financial year, planning for change.
I was still at the start this week as ‘cost of living crisis’ reporting dominated the news. Trying to join dots of why the conflict would have an impact on…
Thank you for saving my home
I first contacted the Law Centre in February 2019. I was £3,000 in arrears on my mortgage and the building society had applied for a possession order on my home….
Have your say about run-down housing
The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee has today launched a survey asking for the views and experiences of social housing tenants in England regarding the condition of their homes…
National Meter Reading Day
An urgent reminder to everyone to read your gas and electricity meters on Thursday 31 March 2022 in advance of the higher energy price cap coming into effect on 1…