Information on Advice, Advocacy and Legal Services
This page focuses upon: Advice services, Advocacy services and Legal advice services
The information on this page was last checked on: 21st February 2024
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Information that can be found on this page:
Merton CIL – AQS
Vestry Hall, 336 London Road, Mitcham, CR4 3UD
Telephone: 0203 397 3119
SMS: 0779 671 2502
Email: info@mertoncil.org.uk
Advice and Advocacy support relating to Benefits & Low Income, Social Care, Health, Housing and Hate Crime. BSL interpreters available.
Age UK Merton - CQS
Elmwood Centre, 277 London Rd, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 3NT
Telephone: 020 8648 5792
Email: info@ageukmerton.org.uk
Provide information and advice to people 60 and over, on a variety of topics including pensions, welfare benefits, social care, health, housing, transport and more.
Citizens Advice Bureau - AQS
Mitcham Morden
326 London Rd, Mitcham, CR4 3ND 7 Crown Parade, Crown Lane, Morden, SM4 5DA
Telephone: 0808 278 7831 | Monday to Friday, 10am - 4pm
Guild House, 30/32 Worple Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 4EF
Telephone: 020 8946 0735
Email: info@wimbledonguild.co.uk
Wimbledon Guild work with Citizens Advice who offer free advice about welfare benefits, debt, housing and employment.
South London Refugee Association – AQS
The Woodlawns Centre, 16 Leigham Court Road, London, SW16 2PJ
Telephone: 0203 490 3443
Email: info@slr-a.org.uk
SLRA provides immigration advice.
Refugee and Migrant Network Sutton - AQS
Granfers Community Centre, 73-79 Oakhill Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 3AA
Telephone: 07725 549411
Email: office@rmns.org.uk
Merton Welfare Benefits Service
London Borough of Merton, Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX
Telephone: 0208 545 4178
Email: welfarebenefitsteam@merton.gov.uk
Advice on welfare benefit related issues for Merton residents. They cannot attend health assessments or tribunals.
South London Tamil Welfare Group
36 High Street, Colliers Wood, London SW19 2AB
Telephone: 020 8542 3285
Email : admin@sltwg.org.uk
SLTWG provide support to Tamil refugees and other community members by providing Advice and Services relating to their Immigration, Welfare benefits, housing, education, health , domestic violence, family learning , employment and training needs.
Siobhain McDonagh MP – Advice Surgery
London Borough of Merton, Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX
Telephone: 0207 219 4522
Email: SIOBHAIN.MCDONAGH.MP@PARLIAMENT.UK
Advice Surgery held every Friday, 2pm - 7pm. Call to book an appointment
Patient Advice and Liaison Service – Epsom & St Helier
St. Helier Hospital, Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 1AA
Telephone: 020 8296 2508
St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London, SW17 0QT
Telephone: 0208 725 2453
Advice on NHS related issues and complaints
‘Advocacy’ is speaking or acting on behalf of people, to help them express their wishes and secure the services they need and the rights that they are entitled to.
Vestry Hall, 336 London Road, Mitcham, CR4 3UD
Telephone: 0203 397 3119
Email: info@mertoncil.org.uk
Advocacy Support around benefits, social care and hate crime for Disabled people living in Merton.
Email: wandradvocacy@rethink.org
Telephone: 0300 7900 559
Advocacy support for people with Mental Health Issues
Endeavour House, 2 Cambridge Road, Kingston upon Thames KT1 3JU
Tel: 020 8549 1028
Provides independent advocacy support at no direct cost to those individuals who have a learning disability, mental health issue or other vulnerabilities.
Association for the Polish Family
New Horizon Centre, S Lodge Ave, Mitcham CR4 1LT
Telephone: 02036498260
Email: info@polishfamily.org.uk
Advocacy and Domestic violence support for the Polish community in Merton
40 Mill Green Road, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 4HY
Telephone: 020 8687 1384
Email: info@jigsaw4u.org.uk
Providing children’s advocates to help Merton’s children and young people in care and leaving care to get their views across and be listened to.
Vestry Hall, 336-338 London Road, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 3UD
Telephone: 020 8646 7515
Email: info@csmerton.org
Advocacy support for carers of Disabled adults
Voiceability – Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy
Telephone: 0300 303 1660
Email: helpline@voiceability.org
If you have been assessed as ‘lacking capacity’ to make specific decisions you may be able to get an advocate.
Telephone: 0208 767 2777 | Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 4.30pm
Email: enquiries@swllc.org
Provide free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.
Springfield Advice and Law Centre
Newton Building 7, Springfield University Hospital, 61 Glenburnie Rd, London SW17 7DJ
Telephone: 0208 767 6884
Email: info@springfieldlawcentre.org.uk
Advice on housing, community care, welfare benefits, debt and health.
The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, SE11 5RR
Telephone: 020 7791 9800
Email: advice@dls.org.uk
Provide free legal advice on community care, employment, housing and welfare benefits to disabled people and their carers to ensure that they have access to their rights and justice.
National advice line for legal help and information about benefits, debt, education and whether you qualify for Legal Aid.
Telephone: 0345 345 4345
Deighton Pierce Glynn Solicitors
33 Bowling Green Lane, London, EC1R 0BJ
Telephone: 0207 407 0007
Email: mail@dpglaw.co.uk
The organisation appears to have a good understanding of disability and working with disabled people as they are members of the Disability Confident scheme and have settled a Judicial Review against London Borough of Merton for a Merton CIL member. Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Award Winner 2023
Scott-Moncrieff & Associates LTD
Temple Chambers, 3-7 Temple Avenue, London, EC4Y 0HP
Tel: 0203 972 9011
A national firm of solicitors specializing in community care, public law, mental capacity and other civil liberties work. Scott-Moncrieff & Associates have a franchise with the Legal Aid Agency to provide legal aid work in these areas.
Unit 3, Arden House, 52-54 Thurston Road, London, SE13 7GT
Telephone: 020 8694 2269 Emergency number: 07795567817
Email: info@calesolicitors.com
Community Care & Social Services team at CALE Solicitors are able to take on Legal Aid cases. They secured a successful outcome in relation to a Council’s decision to not continue funding a specialist placement and the lawfulness of the Council’s assessment of needs. Recommended by Bates Wells Braithwaite Law Firm.