- Knowing my rights
- Knowing my responsibilities
- Legal remedies?
- Help I am entitled to
- Challenging decisions
- Is my benefit correct?
- Rights to housing
- Keeping your home
- Improving your housing
- Am I liable to pay?
- Negotiating payments
- Debt relief options
Nucleus Legal Advice Centre is a voluntary organisation providing free legal advice and assistance and representation in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in particular in the Earl's Court area.
Nucleus aims to provide a comprehensive advice services, in social welfare law, to the local community.
Over 96% of users were happy or very happy with the service they received at Nucleus.
During 2010/11 Nucleus helped local people claim back , win, write off or manage over £4,000,000.
Latest news
-
NUCLEUS URGES USE OF LITTLE KNOWN LOCAL AUTHORITY POWER TO HELP COUNCIL TAX DEBTORS April 4, 2012
From April 1st 2012, new council tax bills for the year 2012-13 become payable. However, as bills for the forthcoming year are being posted out many people are still struggling with debts accumulated from earlier years. Nucleus is backing calls for local authorities to use little known power under section 13A of the Local Government [...]. Read more
-
We are looking to recruit for 2 posts: 1 solicitor’s post (35 hours pw) qualification experience and an experienced caseworker ( 17.5 hours pw). April 3, 2012
Nucleus Legal Advice Centre is a LSC accredited Specialist Housing advice provider. Over the last 10 years we have built up a reputation for homelessness prevention work – helping people facing eviction using a holistic advice approach, especially on the West London County Court rota. During the last 2 years housing advice has been cut [...]. Read more
-
Cuts to Legal Aid March 27, 2012
The legal aid bill is currently working its way through parliament. Despite several defeats in the House of Lords it is due to become law in October 2012. The bill proposes to cut the right to legal aid in a number of ‘social welfare’ areas including in housing, welfare benefits, debt, employment, immigration and education. [...]. Read more
