Real and DLS have launched a legal advice clinic for residents in Tower Hamlets
About the legal advice clinic
DLS has collaborated with Real to provide a free legal advice clinic to Disabled residents in the Tower Hamlets area, who have a community care, housing or welfare benefits issue.
The community care and housing clinic runs on Fridays alternating each week between the two.
The benefits clinic runs based on demand and its capacity – so please enquire with Real for further details.
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
Community care
- Requesting, Reviewing, & Challenging Care & Support Assessments and Plans for local authority care and support services (adult service users, children service users and carers)
- Challenging Personal Budgets & requesting Direct Payments for care and support services
- Challenging financial assessments & charges for care and support services
- Challenging ‘Disabled Facilities Grant’ decisions
- Requesting aftercare services following sectioning under the Mental Health Act 1983
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