Skills Enterprise
Skills Enterprise supports Newham’s residents experiencing barriers, from homelessness, debt, language and food insecurity, to unemployment, low income digital exclusion. We predominantly serves BAME residents, and also helps them address the racial discrimination they face when seeking support.
We do our work through one-to-one appointments, classes, workshops, individual support and celebrating together as a community.
Citizens Advice Croydon
Citizens Advice Croydon is a free, confidential and independent advice service for anyone living, working or studying in Croydon. We offer advice quality standard accredited advice on:
housing, welfare benefits, money/debt, employment, health/community care, family/relationships, tax/utilities, and other legal issues.
Contact details can be found on their website
Rooted Finance
Rooted Finance are a Money and Debt advice charity, providing quality assured, professional and inclusive advice.'
Debt Free London
Free debt and budgeting help line. Run by a consortium of London charities. Advice available 24/7 on line, by phone or in person.
The Pentecostal Credit Union
All members must have an association with the Pentecostal Church and can be supported with debt advice and fair loans.
North London Credit Union
Supporting anyone living or working in Barnet, Enfield, Haringey or Waltham Forest or in the postcode areas of EN6, EN7, EN8, EN9, EN10 or EN11 with debt or needing a fair loan.
London Mutual Credit Union
Supporting anyone living or working in Southwark, Lambeth, Westminster or Camden with debt or needing a fair loan.
London Plus Credit Union
Supporting anyone living or working in the London boroughs of: Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth, Hounslow or Richmond. Or living in Westminster with debt or needing a fair loan.
London Community Credit Union
Supporting anyone living, working or studying in Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest or the City of London with debt or needing a fair loan.
London Capital Credit Union
Supporting anyone living or working in Brent, Barnet, Camden, City of London, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington or Waltham Forest with debt or needing a fair loan.
Lewisham Plus Credit Union
Supporting anyone with debt or needing a fair loan and living, working or studying in Lewisham or Bromley or in the SE19 post code
Greenwich and Bexley Credit Union
Supporting anyone with debt or needing fair loans, living, working or studying in the London boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley, or in any DA postcode.
CroydonPlus Credit Union
Credit Union serving Croydon, Merton and Sutton and able to support with debt advice and fair loans.
South London Healthy Homes
Energy advice and support for residents living in Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton, Wandsworth or Southwark who are vulnerable to the cold.
Shine London
Winter Warmth and Utilities advice both by phone and through home visits initially for Islington but now working in a number of other boroughs.
London Green Doctors
Energy support including telephone and home visit assessments for people living in Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Ealing, Greenwich, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hounslow, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and Westminster
Working Chance (N)
Supporting women within the criminal justice system to gain employment and move on with their lives.
Thinking Works
Fuel poverty service. Will undertake home visits and support where possible in South West London
Refugee Action Kingston
A local charity, supporting refugees and asylum seekers in the Kingston area.
First Love Foundation
Person-centric, rapid support to clients who have recently hit a crisis in order to get their lives back on track as quickly as possible. Includes emergency food provision, support around benefits, challenging eviction notices and so on.
London Irish Centre
Provides specialist information and advice on welfare related issues including housing, benefits and passports for the Irish community.
Bengali Workers Association
Provides services and support that enables local Bangladeshi people to manage their lives more effectively and to assume greater responsibility for their communities.
Renewal Programme
Support for those, in Newham, who are facing multiple challenges; whether they’re a carer who needs wellbeing support, a migrant or refugee without access to public funds, an individual suffering with homelessness or experiencing poverty or a young person without direct access to learning pathways.
National Energy Action (N)
Information, advice and sessions for groups regarding fuel poverty. WASH Advice Service is a free service providing advice to householders on their energy bills and keeping warm and safe in their home. They can also help with benefits advice and income maximisation.
Romanian Culture and Charity Together
Supporting the Romanian community in Barnet and Harrow including food provision, health and welfare rights advice.
Gujarati Samaj (Bexley)
To assist the Gujarati community with education in field of language, health, welfare rights, housing, immigration
ADT Forth World
Human rights based anti-poverty organisation, tackling inequality and promoting social justice in the UK.
Kinship (N)
Advice and information for kinship carers (non-parental family members such as grandparents looking after a child)
West London Equalities Centre
Provides advice and advocacy in both generalist and specialist areas in conjunction with the Community Advice Programme (CAP) and retain the pro-bono services of both solicitors and qualified barristers to provide free legal advice.
UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group (N)
Provide free legal advice regarding the asylum process and practical welfare support.
Tower Hamlets Law Centre
Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.
Spitalfields Housing Association
The largest Bangladeshi-led housing Association in the UK. Providing housing and welfare advice
Springfield Advice and Law Centre
Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.
South London Refugee Association
Provide practical support to those building new lives. They provide practical assistance as well as advice and information
South West London Law Centres
Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.
Shoreditch Trust
Focus is on working with people who experience health, economic and social inequality.
Plumstead Community Law Centre
Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.
North Kensington Law Centre
Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.
Mary Ward Legal Centre
Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.
Magpie Project
Supports families with a child under the age of 5 in temporary or insecure accommodation including those affected by immigration law
IRMO
Community-led organisation that provides Latin Americans with tools and information in an empowering process to build secure, independent, and integrated lives in the UK. Support in English, Spanish and Portuguese
Islington Law Centre
Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.
Jesuit Refugee Service
For destitute asylum seekers both in and out of detention, legal and welfare advice and support
Hammersmith & Fulham Law Centre
Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.
Haringey Law Centre
Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.
Hackney Community Law Centre
Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.
Ealing Advice Service
A local service working to provide the people of Ealing with access to high-quality advice.
Ealling Law Centre
Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.
East European Resource Centre
Supporting Central and East European migrants who experience poverty, exploitation and social exclusion in order to help them to make choices about their lives and realize their potential as equal members of communities.
Disability Rights UK
Information about a wide range of topics from disabled students rights to getting help with heating.
Chinese Information and Advice Centre
Provides immigration and other advice for the Chinese community in London
Camden Law Centre
Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.
Cardinal Hume Centre
Advice service including employment support and advice, family support, welfare rights
Brent Carers Centre
Ensure that unpaid carers are recognised, valued and supported to live rather than just exist
Brent Irish Advisory Service
Strive to improve the wellbeing of the Irish community in Brent by promoting opportunity, social integration, independence and equality.
Barons Court Project
Support people that are on low income, homeless and/or vulnerable to mental health issues.
African Refugee Community (ARC)
Specialised services to French speaking asylum seekers and refugees based in Barnet in particular and in London in general