Disability Law Service (DLS) is pleased to announce it is a Propel grant recipient.
About Propel
Propel is a collaboration made up of funders of different sizes and sectors – both public and corporate as well as independent foundations. Propel is focused on putting money and power in the hands of communities that are best placed to make change happen.
Over the next 10 years, Propel will provide flexibility and capacity to organisations led by and for groups experiencing structural inequality so that they can explore, develop, and lead collaborative ways of tackling some of London’s biggest challenges.
You can read more about Propel here
About our Propel project
Thanks to Propel, DLS secured funding for 2 years to train 2 new social welfare solicitors. We also trained and supported generalist advisors in 2 local Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations (DDPOs), Real DPO (Tower Hamlets, London) and Choice in Hackney (Hackney, London) to offer Disabled people advice in a new holistic model, reaching new audiences at an early stage, in accessible settings. We plan to develop a blueprint for wider replication with other DDPOs.
What our project has achieved so far
Thanks to the initial 2-year funding, we launched free specialist advice clinics at Real DPO and Choice in Hackney in Tower Hamlets and Hackney for Disabled residents. During the 2-years, we were able to offer advice in community care and housing at the clinics.
You can learn more about Real here
You can learn more about Choice in Hackney here
We were delighted to have secured funding for an additional year for 2025-2026 to continue the specialist advice clinics. The clinics advised in the areas of housing and welfare benefits.
Real DPO
The specialist advice clinic, based at Real DPO, has now ended.
If you are a Disabled person and living, working or studying in Tower Hamlets or Newham, you can still access Real’s generalist advice service in housing, community care and welfare benefits.
You can contact Real either by phone or email:
Phone: 020 7001 2170
Email: hello@real.org.uk
Choice in Hackney
The clinic, based at Choice in Hackney, is continuing until October 2026. The clinic will continue to advise in the areas of housing and welfare benefits.
If you are a resident of Hackney, you can contact Choice in Hackney directly for details about the clinic.
You can contact Choice in Hackney by:
Phone: 020 7613 3206
Email: info@choiceinhackney.org