Social welfare

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What is social welfare law?
Buying integrated services
Seeking legal advice?

What is social welfare law?

Social welfare law covers:

community care
debt
employment
housing
welfare benefits.

An integrated service enables clients to access a full range of legal aid services in one place, rather than going to several different advisers for different problems.

We are working to set up integrated services for social welfare and family law. These will cover legal help from initial advice to representation at court.

Buying integrated social welfare law services

Our transformation programme changes the way we buy legal services. The project to buy integrated social welfare law services is managed as part of this programme.

We are working jointly with local authorities to set up Community Legal Advice Centres and Networks. Buying integrated social welfare law services in this way is a key part of our strategy for the Community Legal Service.

Seeking legal advice?

Worried about benefits or tax credits?
Having problems with your child’s school?
Are your debts out of control?
Are you being treated unfairly at work?
Are you having problems with your landlord?

Community Legal Advice can help with these kinds of problems if you are eligible for legal aid.

Call the helpline now on 0845 345 4345.

Calls cost no more than 4p per minute from a BT landline but calls from mobiles are usually more. Worried about the cost? Ask an advisor to call you back.

The helpline has a translation service if you would like advice in a language other than English or Welsh.

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Last updated: 29 November 2007