Hammersmith and Fulham Law Centre and Nucleus Legal Advice Centre  have come together (with Barings Foundation help ) to lunch a project to network and join up  legal advice providers in West London. To promote and support survival of quality existing specialist and community based advice services through the process of change  To promote partnership [...]

In the debate over benefit caps, many commentators seem to have forgotten the old adage “If you want to know what is going on, follow the money”. Much has been made in the press of families supposedly receiving more in benefits than in work. It is important to clarify that the bulk of welfare payments [...]

DWP loses power to deduct from benefits during bankruptcy On 14 December 2011 the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the DWP in the case of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Payne and Cooper. In a unanimous decision the Supreme Court decided that the power to recover a debt included in a [...]

Nucleus is joining the Walk the Thames 2012 February 18th & 19th Led by : The Rt. Hon. the Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers President of the Supreme Court of England & Wales Walking 40 miles in darkest February To raise funds for London’s legal advice charities Do you want to join our team to [...]

The centre will be closed for the Christmas period. We will re-open for business on Tuesday 3rd January 2010 The first drop in will be Tuesday 3.30pm – 6.00pm followed by another on Thursday 10.00 – 12.30pm In case of a housing emergency please ring Shelter hostels on 0808 800 4444 (8am to midnight) RBKC [...]

Thousands of low-income households who have fuel debts are missing out on range of energy initiatives available. Increases in unemployment, government austerity measures including benefit caps coupled with soaring fuel prices are causing many families to fall into debt. Between 2009/10 and 2012/13 household incomes are predicted  to fall by a further 7%, while the [...]

Advice Now is moving into the final stages of the Project. Over the last 2 years the Advice Now project has improved access to a network of advice across the borough: face to face, by telephone and via the internet. The challenge in coming months is to preserve and maintain these improvements, especially at a [...]

A new triage advice telephone line has been launched to support residents in Kensington and Chelsea.     Nucleus Advice Centre, the Volunteer Centre and Advice Now Project have joined forces to create a back-to-work programme for unemployed volunteers, training six of them to run the pilot project. Together we will provide a telephone service [...]

Here’s a news paper article from the Evening Standard that is , finally and maybe too late, squarely  stating cuts to legal help for social welfare law is wrong when the real cause for increase in cost is criminal legal aid costs. If there are to be cuts it should be to the lion’s share [...]

Thousands of low-income households who have fuel debts are missing out on the wide range of energy initiatives available, says Nucleus Legal Advice Centre. Statistics show that between 2009/10 and 2012/13 household incomes are expected to fall by a further 7%, while the average annual fuel bill is said to be above £1,300.  Hikes in [...]

The post offers a chance to join a well established advice centre. Please read the guidance notes when completing the application form also note we do not except C.Vs. Please complete and return the applicant to us by Tuesday 13th September  at noon We plan to interview on Thursday 15nd September. We have training for the [...]

A free service set up to help people in employment on sick leave get back to work is celebrating after it secured further government funding. The Kensington and Chelsea Fit For Work Service (FFWS) was set up in February 2010 to provide help to people who live or work in the Royal Borough of Kensington [...]

2 award wins in 1 night!
Paula wins Advice Now! volunteer of the year.
Nucleus wins best inclusive volunteer practice.

Each volunteer will have access to accredited training from Advice Now and adviceuk.
Each volunteer will have the opportunity to gain a level 2 NVQ (or the new replacement certificate) in advice casework.
Towards the 2nd half of the placements Volunteers will have access proven coaching and mentoring to help people get work in the sector.

Most people want to work. Sick/disabled people are not getting the right support! – we are finding that more and more Work Capability Assessments are plainly wrong and result in bad decisions.

What we do know is that the next 2- 3 years will see local communities going through huge changes. We feel strongly that people should not suffer hardship due to a lack of information or advice

We have come across a very interesting research report by Shelter. “….Most inner London boroughs are likely to become almost entirely unaffordable to low-income tenants on LHA by 2016…”

Nucleus staff and volunteers set out their stall to ensure local people got advice.

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Come and meet us on Thursday 27th January at the Tesco Superstore on Cromwell Road SW5. Staff and volunteers will be available to talk about our services and how we can help you.

Kasia Kalowska, Nucleus’ Debt supervsior, was today amoungst the 1st ever ( and the only one in West London) Debt advisor to be awarded the new qaulification for the Insititute of Money Advisors.

Maximum permissible rents which will used, from April 2011, before adjusting (down) based on your income. The difference is paid yourself form benefits or wages.

A current consultation proposes that in 2012 legal aid work will be removed for anyone who needs specialist assistance with any problems at all to do with welfare benefits

Nucleus LAC , along with other consortium partners : Kensington CAB, North Kensington law centre and Alan Edwards Solicitors, will start delivering

A synopsis of the Government 2010 spending review announced on the 20 October 2010 and the measures affecting Welfare benefits and Tax Credit

From 1 April 2011 they plan to (amongst other changes) introduce caps so that Local Housing Allowance weekly are no more than