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Learn how to use the Internet – Learn My Way
Free courses on using a computer, browsing the web, sending an email and finding work online.
www.learnmyway.com
Hoxton Trust Legal Advice
156 Hoxton Street
N1 6SH
T 020 7613 4174
www.hoxtontrust.org
Free drop-in legal advice sessions twice a week
Chinese Welfare Advice
28-32 Ellingfort Road
London
E8 3PA
T 020 8986 6171
North London Muslim Community Centre
68 Cazenove Road
N16 6AA
T 020 8806 1147
Day-Mer
Former Library Howard Road
N16 8PR
www.daymer.org
T 0207275 8440
Turkish and Kurdish support
Derman
The Basement
66 New North Road
N1 6TG
www.derman.org.uk
T 020 7613 5944
Kurdish Turkish and Turkish Cypriot support
Hackney Family Service (Part of Shelter)
T 0344 515 1447
hackneyfamilysupport@shelter.org.uk
City and Hackney Carers Centre
Prideaux House
10 Church Crescent
E9 7DL
www.hackneycarers.org.uk
T 0208533 0951
Advocacy for all Hackney
www.advocacyforallhackney.org.uk
T 0800 011 6114
Hackney Citizen’s Advice Bureau
Hackney CAB provides free advice on a range of issues including benefits, consumer problems, employment issues, housing problems, legal issues, debt advice, relationship, family and personal problems as well as tax and utility related topics.
Tel: 0844 499 1195
Hackney Law Centre
Hackney Law Centre provides free legal advice and representation for those who live or work in Hackney. Free advice surgeries in housing, debt, consumer law, and small claims.
Tel: 020 8985 8364
Hackney Advice Service
Hackney Advice Service is a partnership of 5 charities providing an advice service for people who live in Hackney
The partners are:
- deafPLUS: for adults who are hard of hearing
- visionPLUS: for adults who have visual impairment
- MIND: for people with a physical disability and/or adults with a mental health disability
- Royal Society for Blind Children: for children and young adults up to the age of 25 who are blind or have a severe visual impairment
- Refugee Women’s Association: for migrant women
The service includes advice, form filling and casework on issues such as Welfare Benefits, Travel Concessions, Disability Rights, including assistance with Social Security Appeals
Hackney Information and Advice Consortium (HIAC)
HIAC provides social welfare and benefits advice in 10 GP surgeries across Hackney. HIAC is led by Social Action for Health, working with 5 agency partners: Derman, Hoxton Legal Trust, Citizen’s Advice East End, Hackney Marsh Partnership and City and Hackney Carer’s Centre
Money and debt advice
Debt Advice Foundation
Debt Advice Foundation is a registered national debt education and advice charity. They provide free access to a range of tools and practical guides on how to manage money effectively, budget and negotiate directly with creditors.
National Debtline
Run by the Money Advice Trust, National Debtline provides free confidential advice about managing debt.
Energy Saving Trust
Energy Saving Trust is a non-profit organisation that provides free impartial advice to help you save money and fight climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from your home.
Shelter
Shelter provides free, expert advice about managing debt and can explain all your options.
Money Advice Service
The Money Advice Service offers free and impartial advice to help people manage their money, including providing information on debt and borrowing, and a Universal Credit tool to help you budget and manage your money if you’re on, or going on, Universal Credit.
Hackney Money Smart
Hackney Money Smart can help you to manage your money better, deal with your debts, understand credit jargon and look for the best deal for borrowing money. They can also help with planning for the future, job searches and interviews and show you how to use computers and the internet.
More help
- Gov.uk is a single website providing a range of advice and information on everything. From training to mortgages, from benefits to medical support to childcare and much much more
- Transport for London provides free or subsidised travel for many people like job seekers and school children – call 020 7222 1234 for more information
