Factsheets

 

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  On this page

  1. Info Sheets
  2. Housing Law
  3. Community Care
  4. Employment Law
  5. Discrimination – Goods & Services
  6. Welfare Benefits
  7. General Disability Factsheets
  8. Human Rights Factsheets

 

 

 

Info Sheets

 

Advice in Scotland

Advice in Northern Ireland


 

Housing Law

 

Housing Advice During Coronavirus Outbreak

Possession – Social Landlord Housing Association/Trust & Private Landlords

Homelessness – Assistance for those who are or are threatened with homelessness

Unlawful eviction and harassment by landlords

Repairs/Disrepairs Matters

ASBO Matters in the county court


 

Community Care

 

Safeguarding

Disabled Facilities Grant

Personal Budget & Direct Payments

Discharge from Hospital

Legal Aid

Independent Advocacy Support

Adult Social Care Charging

Carers Assessments

Child to Adult Care Transitional Assessments

Children’s Social Care

Care Assessments & Eligibility Criteria


 

Employment Law

 

Employment Rights Under the Equality Act

Reasonable Adjustments in Employment

Please also see our digital legal information platform WorkRights (developed with funding by the Legal Education Foundation) which will take you through a series of questions to establish your rights in relation to reasonable adjustments, and, where appropriate, provides a template letter that can be sent to your employer.  You can access the platform and find out more here

Your Rights at Work and the Equality Act – Easy Words and Pictures Guide

Tribunal Tactics

Litigants in Person (Employment Law)

​Disability and Sickness Absence


 

Discrimination – Goods & Services

 

Public Sector Equality Duty

Financial Services and the Equality Act

Goods & Services and the Equality Act


 

Welfare Benefits

 

Taking Your Benefits Abroad

Mandatory Reconsiderations for ESA (Physical Functions)

Mandatory Reconsiderations for ESA (Mental Health)

A Guide to Disability Living Allowance

Carer’s Allowance – An Overview

A guide to Personal Independence Payments

How to Prepare for Your PIP Assessment

What is Universal Credit?

A guide to migrating to Universal Credit


 

General Disability Factsheets

 

The Blue Badge Parking Scheme

A Guide to Driving Licenses

A Guide for Trusts


 

Human Rights Factsheets

 

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The Human Rights Act 1998

 

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