Where to get advice by subject area

Subject areas for advice & level of advice given  (e.g. information, advice, specialist advice, representation)

 

Agencies

Age Concern Kingston

Kingston Citizens Advice Bureau ( KCABS)

Housing Advice & Options Service

Kingston Race & Equalities Council (KREC)

Kingston Carers Network (KCN)

Kingston & Richmond Law Centre (KRLC) (eve – evening advice session)

Kingston Centre for Independent Living (KCIL)

Refugee Action Kingston (RAK)

Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness (KCAH)

Victim Support Kingston

 

Consumer issues

Information

Information & Advice

KCIL, RAK

Age Concern, KCAB, KCN, KRLC(eve)

Crime

 

Information & Advice

Specialist advice – hate crime against disabled people

Specialist advice – race & other hate crimes

Specialist advice - information, emotional support, practical help - victims

Specialist ­advice - Domestic Violence & Sexual Violence, CICA

KCAB, KRLC(eve)

KCIL

 

KREC

Victim Support

 

Victim Support

Debt/ Money

 

Information

Information & Advice

Specialist advice - Legal Help

RAK, Victim Support

Age Concern, Housing Advice, KCN, KCAB

KCAB, KRLC

Discrimination

 

Information

Information & Advice

Specialist advice – all groups / all types

Specialist advice - employment

Victim Support

KCIL, KCAB, KCN

KREC

KRLC

Education

 

Information

Information & Advice

Training courses and workshops also

Victim Support

KCN, KCAB, KREC, RAK

KCN

Employment

 

Information

Information & Advice

Info, advice & pre-representation

Specialist advice – support for disabled people

Specialist advice - Legal Help

KCIL, Victim Support

KCN, KCAB, RAK

KREC

KCIL

KRLC

Family

 

Information

Information & Advice

KCN, RAK, Victim Support

Age Concern, KCAB

Health and well-being

 

Information

Information & Advice

Services – through centres and projects

KCIL, Victim Support

Age Concern, KCN, KCAB, KREC, RAK

Age Concern, KCN

Housing

 

Information

Information & Advice

Rent & Mortgage clinics

Specialist advice – Legal Help

Specialist advice

Hostel Placement Service

KCIL, RAK, Victim Support

Age Concern, Housing Advice, KCAH, KCAB, KCN, KREC

KCAB

KCAB, KRLC

Housing Advice

KCAH

Immigration

 

Information

Information & Advice

Specialist advice - Legal Help

KCN, Victim Support

KCAB, RAK

KRLC

Legal

 

Information & Advice

Age Concern, KCN, KCAB, KREC, KRLC, RAK, Victim Support

Social activities

 

Information

Information & Advice

Information, Advice & Participation

Groups, outings & events

Specialist information – local sporting opportunities as a disabled person

KCIL, RAK, Victim Support

Age Concern

KREC

KCN

KCIL

Transport

 

Information

Information & Advice

KCIL, RAK, Victim Support

Age Concern, KCAB, KCN

Welfare Benefits

 

Information

Information & Advice

Specialist advice

Specialist advice – Legal Help

KCIL, Victim Support

Age Concern, Housing Advice, KCN, KCAH, KCAB, RAK

Housing Advice

KCAB, KRLC

Other – please specify

Community Care

Family Probono Clinic – free appts

Personal Injury Clinic – free appts

Any issues affecting older people

KCN

Held at KCAB

Held at KCAB

Age Concern