Jeremy Ogilvie-Harris provides some useful tips on getting ECF for welfare benefits appeals, based on his experience Hackney Community Law Centre: lag.org.uk/article/211997…

What an amazing turnout today at our Information & Networking event! Improving community relations and bringing people together! Trust for London #information #networking #insight #housingadvice #Wfchub #Wfcommhub

The Upper Tribunal clarifies when foster carers are exempt from the ‘bedroom tax’: LBWF v PO [2022] UKUT 58 (AAC). Our Jeremy Ogilvie-Harris and Desmond Rutledge of Garden Court Chambers acted for the claimant (respondent in the appeal). hclc.org.uk/blog/the-upper…

NATHANIEL MATHEWS HCLC is devastated to share that our brilliant, kind, compassionate & beautiful Solicitor Nathaniel Mathews has passed away. We will keep everyone informed about plans to celebrate Nat's life. Please find a tribute to Nat here: hclc.org.uk/2022/04/nathan…

Amidst our profound sadness yesterday, there was also deep joy when Jeremy Ogilvie-Harris received a phone call to inform him that he has been OFFERED #PUPILLAGE! We are SO HAPPY for Jeremy who will be an AMAZING BARRISTER. Nat would be absolutely over the moon ❤️ 🎉😍🍾🥳 #LCtoday

Councils cannot send homeless families miles away unless it is impossible to find anything closer to home. The CoA has allowed Ms Zaman’s appeal in an important win for low-income homeless families caught by high rents in their areas. Jamie Burton North West London Law Centres Derek Bernardi 1/2

Huge win for Safer Renting. Our priority policy recommendation in our report 'Journeys through the shadow private rented sector' has been included in the Renters Reform Bill ! The changes place a duty, not just a power on local authorities to investigate breaches of the PFEA.

'Planning decisions have social justice implications for both current and future generations, and involve socio-political judgments that create winners and losers.' Jeremy Ogilvie-Harris on the importance of #planning work: lag.org.uk/article/214256… Southwark Law Centre @PILC

🚨 A disabled Ukrainian man has won £13k in Pension Credit from Department for Work and Pensions, who 'ignored' his application. Recently, the DWP also ignored a woman they owed £3,500. They only paid up after a legal threat from Diane Morrison Is it a trend? Read here👇 hackneygazette.co.uk/news/23648258.…

Today, we are in the Court of Appeal. Case will address whether LB Waltham Forest's practice of rehousing all benefit-capped homeless applicants outside of Greater London breaches Equality Act. #LCtoday Kevin Long Law Centres Network

Huge HASL support outside court today for this landmark homeless case! 🗣️Waltham Forest Council stop forcing homeless families out of London! 👩‍👧‍👧Every child needs A Home Close to School! 👏Thank you Hackney Community Law Centre and the mother for taking this important case.

🚨 PRESS STATEMENT 🚨 Court of Appeal update (Webb-Harnden (claimant/appellant) v London Borough of Waltham Forest (defendant/respondent). Our Kevin Long instructed @AmritpalBachu led by Karon Monaghan KC. Read our statement on yesterday's hearing here: hclc.org.uk/2023/07/press-…

Disappointing that the Court of Appeal has dismissed our appeal in this case involving the rehousing of homeless families out of London. We had argued that LBWF's reliance on the benefit cap as a means to relocate single parent households breached EA 2010: bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/…

“Sadly we will continue to see distant private sector accommodation used to house homeless families. In practice it is often single parent households, and therefore single mothers, that experience the worst of this." @wfecho walthamforestecho.co.uk/2023/08/28/sin…

Thanks to Tamlyn Monson @CTPSR_Coventry for invitation to speak at this event and share the experience of Hackney Community Law Centre working with displaced homeless applicants #ForcedMoves

🧵 We are dealing with increasing numbers of out-of-London PRS homeless offers to increasingly distant locations. A short thread on how our advice to homeless families when dealing with these offers has evolved.

We're at the Carers First #CarersRights drop-in session in #Hackney today! If you're a carer or know someone who's a carer and would benefit from some free and independent #legaladvice, do come down!

Councils move hundreds of homeless families out of London with 24-hour ultimatums theguardian.com/society/articl…

Back from duty solicitor session today. Tried to do things the way Simon did things which was invariably the best way to approach life in court, and life in general.