Youth Legal is a community resource providing services specifically for young people between 16 and 25 in Wandsworth. Youth Legal offers free legal advice at its office is based at Devas Club close to Clapham Common and Clapham Junction. Our legal advice line provides telephone advice to individuals and advisors, and Public Legal Education to young people and families with children, and advice and support workers through training sessions and seminars.
PRINCIPLE AREAS OF LEGAL WORK:
Community CARE
- Advice and representation to help young people who are care leavers, need to be in care or have disabilities, and their families, obtain support from social services.
HOUSING
- Assistance for young people facing homelessness, possession proceedings / eviction and other problems with landlords.
DEBT AND MONEY ADVICE
- Advice on credit debts, rent arrears, council tax arrears, utility bill arrears, available debt solutions and income maximisation, to get young people’s finances back into shape and provide them with the confidence to manage their finances in the future.
IMMIGRATION
- Advice for young people and families with children who do not have leave to remain, or need to obtain settled status or apply for British nationality. We aim to regularise young migrants’ immigration status so that they can resettle in safety and rebuild their lives.
WELFARE BENEFITS
- Basic, non-specialist advice on welfare benefits issues relating to disability, employment support allowance, housing benefit and rights of residence in relation to our Housing and Community Care cases. If specialist advice is required, we refer out.