Legal Aid information - from Gov.uk
Free representation - Organisations which can find you free legal representation: Free Representation Unit and Bar Pro Bono Unit.
Citizens Advice guide - England - Up-to-date information on a wide range of topics from Citizens Advice, including benefits, housing, employment and debt, consumer and legal issues.
WASP: Westminster Advice Services Partnership - A consortium of four different advice services (Citizen's Advice, Bureau, AgeUK, Migrants Resource Centre and the Royal Association for Deaf People) working together to provide advice to local residents on a variety of issues.
Citizens Advice in Westminter - You can get advice locally from Westminster CAB or the Royal Courts of Justice CAB
People First - Extensive resource for residents of the City of Westminster, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham detailing advice and other services for older people and vulnerable adults and their carers, including a comprehensive library of leaflets giving contacts for all kinds of services and centres within the Triborough area.
The Mix - No-holds-barred information, advice and help for under-25 year olds, run by the former YouthNet UK charity.
Youth Information - National Youth Agency's online information toolkit for young people.
Gov.uk (formerly DirectGov) - As well as being a great source of government information and links, this site offers advice on a wide variety of subjects with links to relevant and useful departments, organisations and websites.
Cardinal Hume Centre - The Centre offers advice and support on housing, benefits, money management, employment and immigration issues.

Consumer

Westminster Trading Standards - Advice and information on consumer rights. Investigates breaches of consumer protection laws. This site is the main Trading Standards Institute's site.
Mailing Preference Service - Register online to stop unsolicited direct mail in the UK. Links to similar services for telephone, fax, & text, plus Baby MPS to reduce baby-related marketing to people who have lost children.
Which? - Britain's leading consumer magazine. Subscription service available at Westminster Reference Library, Marylebone Library and Pimlico Library only - ask staff for details.

Benefits

Claiming benefits - These pages from the Department for Work and Pensions provide information on different benefits available and tell us how to claim them.
Turn to us - A site which includes a grants calculator and a benefits calculator to see how much you should be entitled to. Plus find out how to get advice and from whom.

Death and bereavement

Advice on bereavement from the Royal College of Psychiatrists - This online leaflet firstly provides advice for those dealing with all sorts of bereavement. It then goes on to provide contact details for organisations which are able to help by providing support and advice.
What to do when someone dies - Useful and important information on what to do after someone dies, from Gov.uk.

Housing

Shelter Advice - Advice for tenants, the homeless, students, and anyone seeking a place to live.
No Second Night Out - Campaigning website aimed at ensuring that no homeless person need spend more than one night on the streets, with a 24-hour helpline.
London Assembly's plan to tackle rough sleeping

Immigration and nationality

Continue living in the UK as an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen | Advice for Westminster Residents
Refugee Council - Information for refugees and asylum seekers, including legislation, statistics and entitlements.
Find an immigration adviser - The Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner regulates immigration advisers, use their database to find an adviser.
Life in the UK Test - Information about the test and how to book it; the test is one of the requirements for applying for British Citizenship. The test is updated regularly.
Passports and Immigration - Home Office department responsible for immigration and nationality. Informative site with forms available for download but it can be very slow.

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