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This section of the site gives access to our various welfare benefit support services. These include information on welfare benefits training, telephone support and advice through the adviceline, our magazine review, our representation services, and support for eligible organisations through the specialist support service. For detailed welfare benefit news and information go to our rightsnet site.

* Review
  • about 'review' - lasa's social security publication provides up-to-date information on social security issues.

  • subscribe - Fill out this form to subscribe to review.


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Representation

  • representation services - We offer free representation to claimants referred by advice services in London. We can provide representation at social security Appeal Tribunals and appeals to the Social Security Commissioners.

 

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  • rightsnet - with millions of hits a month, lasa's welfare rights website provides access to the most up-to-date welfare benefit and tax credit information on the web. Our users say: 'By far the fastest ... most user friendly way to keep right uptodate'; 'Essential to the job ... I can't imagine being without it'; 'Transforms welfare rights advice ... it's absolutely brilliant'; 'Seems to getter better each week'.

 

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* Training
  • lasa training - affordable and accessible training courses for advice workers.

 

   
  Adviceline

We run two advice lines.

We also provide welfare benefits information and advice to advisers within the Greater London area. You can call the lasa advice line on Mondays and Tuesdays between 10.30am and 12.30pm; and on Thursdays between 2.00pm and 4.00pm on 020 7247 1735.

We also provice a specialist support service advice line to agencies in Wales who receive funding from the Legal Services Commission. The number for this is 0845 271 3230 and it is open between 10.00AM and 4.00PM Mondays to Fridays

You may also find our social security publication review helpful. It provides clear, up-to-date information on welfare benefit issues.

For more detailed information and news on social security issues, go to our rightsnet site.

Related sites

Links to related UK advice services and other useful sites.

 

 

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