Useful Contacts

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General & Legal Advice

Other Lambeth Advice Centres www.lambethadvice.org.uk
Advice Now n/a www.advicenow.org.uk
Citizen Advice n/a www.adviceguide.org.uk
Community Legal Advice 0845 345 4345 www.direct.gov.uk/contactCLA
Liberty (Human Rights) 0845 123 2307 www.yourrights.org.uk
Equality and Human Rights Commission 0845 604 6610 www.equalityhumanrights.com
Court Service (making a claim, divorce etc) n/a www.justice.gov.uk
Royal Courts of Justice CAB (inc Civil, family & Bankruptcy) 0844 856 3534 www.rcjadvice.org.uk

Councillors, MPs, MEPs and Mayor of Lambeth 

 www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/CouncilDemocracy/ElectedRepresentatives
Government Website covering all areas of advice www.direct.gov.uk
Lambeth Resolve - Advice to Disabled and Older People

020 7095 5720

 www.disabilitylambeth.org.uk

DEBT, CONSUMER, ENERGY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS

National Debtline 0808 808 4000 www.nationaldebtline.co.uk
Business Debtline 0800 197 6026 www.bdl.org.uk
Trading Standards Institute n/a www.tradingstandards.gov.uk
Consumer Direct 0845 404 0506 www.direct.gov.uk
Consumer Focus (Post, Energy,Consumer) 020 7799 7900 www.consumerfocus.org.uk
Financial Services Authority (FSA) 0845 606 1234 www.fsa.gov.uk
Office of Fair Trading (oft) 0845 722 4499 www.oft.gov.uk
Energy Ombudsman 0845 055 0760 www.energy-ombudsman.org.uk
Office of Communications (OFCOM) 0300 123 3333 www.ofcom.org.uk
Office of Telecommunications Ombudsman 0845 050 1614 www.otelo.org.uk
Office of Water Services (OFWAT) 0121 625 1300 www.ofwat.gov.uk
Financial Ombudsman 0845 080 1800 www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk
TaxAid (Help with tax) 0845 120 3779 www.taxaid.org.uk

BENEFITS

Disability Benefits Enquiry Line 0800 882 200 www.dwp.gov.uk
Pension Credit Claim Line 0800 991 234 www.thepensionservice.gov.uk
Tax Credits Helpline 0845 300 3900 www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxcredits
Maternity Action 0845 600 8533 www.maternityaction.org.uk

HOUSING

Shelter 0808 800 4444 www.shelter.org.uk
Leasehold Advisory Service 020 7383 9800 www.lease-advice.org
London Borough of Lambeth: Council tenants emergency repairs, Homeless  0207 926 6000

EMPLOYMENT

ACAS 0845 747 4747 www.acas.org.uk
Work Smart  (From the TUC) n/a www.worksmart.org.uk
Central London Law Centre  0207 839 2998 www.londonlawcentre.org.uk
Mary Ward Legal & Financial Centre 020 7831 7079 www.marywardlegal.org.uk
Lambeth Law Centre 020 7840 2000  www.lambethlawcentre.org

IMMIGRATION

Afro-Asian Advisory Service 0845 618 5385 www.aaas.org.uk
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants 020 7251 8708 www.jcwi.org.uk

ELDERLY, FAMILY, HEALTH, EDUCATION, WORK

Age UK 0800 169 6565 www.ageuk.org.uk
Rights of Women 020 7251 6577 www.rightsofwomen.org.uk
Gingerbread (lone parent) 0808 802 0925 www.gingerbread.org.uk
National Domestic Violence Helpline  0808 200 0247 www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk
Child Support Agency 0845 713 3133 www.csa.gov.uk
ACE (Education Advice) 0808 800 5793 www.ace-ed.org.uk
Children’s Legal Centre 0808 802 0008 www.childrenslegalcentre.com 
National Family Mediation n/a  www.nfm.org.uk 
Ingeus  (back to work advice) 0800 321 3136 www.ingeus.co.uk
Business Link (Self employment etc) 0845 600 0787 www.businesslink.gov.uk/london