CHAC's objective is to relieve poverty & homelessness in the Canterbury district. Our work focuses primarily on #preventinghomelessness In our latest Annual Report CHAC Chair John Wightman says the need for our services "has possibly never been greater" chac.co.uk/publications

Eight years after arriving in the UK as a 17-yr-old unaccompanied asylum seeker, Zaheer received council tax bills from Canterbury City Council totalling almost £5k. With CHAC's help, all her debts were cancelled & Zaheer began getting Council Tax Support chac.co.uk/zaheers-story

Paula accrued £10k+ in rent arrears and was on the brink of eviction after her landlord applied to court in Canterbury for a possession order. She came to CHAC with less than 14 days to file a defence. Our negotiations prevented her from becoming homeless chac.co.uk/paulas-story

Charlotte, a single parent, came to Canterbury Housing Advice Centre (CHAC) when she was told by Canterbury City Council that her housing benefit had been stopped and she owed £1,250 in overpaid housing benefit... chac.co.uk/charlottes-sto…

Canterbury Housing Advice Centre is taking part in next month's 10k London Legal Support Trust #LegalWalk in celebration of 20 years of #accesstojustice - can you sponsor us?! Each year, funds raised help support over 100 frontline free legal advice agencies like CHAC🙏londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/canterbury-…

Our team is taking part in the 10k London Legal Support Trust #LegalWalk on 18 June in celebration of 20 years of #accesstojustice - can you sponsor us?! Your support will help us provide free legal advice to people in the Canterbury district #preventinghomelessness londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/canterbury-…

1/4🧵 If you're in London on the afternoon of Tuesday 18 June, why not join CHAC Chair John Wightman and our team for the 10k London Legal Support Trust #LegalWalk in celebration of 20 years of #accesstojustice?!

The CHAC team is taking part in tomorrow's 10K London Legal Support Trust Support Trust #LegalWalk in support of #accesstojustice 👟👟 Our aim is to raise £400 (we're almost there!) This will help us continue with our work #preventinghomelessness in our community londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/canterbury-…🙏

CHAC has helped a tenant make a counterclaim in court after his landlord began the process of evicting him based on rent arrears. A successful counterclaim for damages due to disrepair of his flat might help Bernard reduce or eliminate his rent debt... chac.co.uk/bernards-story

David was a joint secure Council tenant who lived with his partner in Herne Bay. When his partner died, David was worried he would also lose the home he had shared with her. In his grief, David was confused and struggling to cope but CHAC was able to help chac.co.uk/davids-story