Real and DLS have launched a specialist legal advice clinic for residents in Tower Hamlets
About the specialist legal advice clinic
DLS has collaborated with Real to provide a free specialist advice clinic to Disabled residents in the Tower Hamlets area, who have a housing or welfare benefits issue.
The housing and welfare benefits clinic runs on Thursdays alternating each week between the 2.
About Real
Real is a Disabled people led organisation. Real supports anyone in Tower Hamlets, London, who is or has been Disabled or who has a long-term health condition.
What the legal clinic can support you with
Housing
- Homelessness assistance for people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness
- Possessions (‘Eviction’) proceedings whether with Local Authority, Housing Associations/Trusts or private landlords
- Unlawful eviction
- Housing disrepair matters
- Neighbour and landlord harassment
- Anti-social Behaviour (ASBOs)
Welfare benefits
- Requesting, reviewing and challenging decisions on disability related benefits
How to access the legal clinic
If you are Disabled and living, working or studying in Tower Hamlets and need support and advice, you can contact Real either by phone or email:
Phone: 020 7001 2170
Email: advice@real.org.uk
Advice can be delivered by phone, email, video and in-person. Feel free also to contact Real if you are unsure whether your issue is covered by the clinic.
You can read more about Real on their website