Self Help
Here are links to Advice Guide, the online resource from Citizens Advice:
Housing: know your rights and responsibilities if you're renting, have a mortgage or are homeless.
Benefits: get the help that you're entitled to if you are working, unemployed, sick, disabled, a parent, young or old.
Employment: find out about your rights at work, pay, time off and your options if problems arise.
Money & debt: help to understand your finances and deal with your debt problems.
Consumer: when you buy goods or services the law gives you consumer rights to protect you from being treated unfairly.
Other: relationships, tax, healthcare, law and your rights, education, nationality and more!Who else can help?
Here are selected organisations who can offer advice or support and other websites with useful information:
News
April Support Achievements and a big Thank You
A huge thank you to our amazing staff and volunteers who are working and volunteering incredibly hard from home. We answered over 800 calls to Merton and Lambeth Advicelines We responded to just under 200 online queries and emails We supported 135 clients with telephone/online advice appointments In the words of one of our clients […]
Welfare and Mental Health
We have now finished three research reports, all looking at the impact of mental health for our local clients in relation to welfare benefits. Our first report asked the question: Does having a mental health condition disproportionately affect a person’s eligibility for welfare benefits? The majority of CAML staff and volunteers who participated in the research […]
Support for Merton EU Citizens
Our specialist EU Settlement adviser Charles Nwanze met with Merton Leader of the Council, Councillor Stephen Alambritis last month to update on EU Settlement Support for Merton residents. For free, high quality EU Settlement Scheme advice and support, contact our service today E: eusettlement@caml.org.uk T:07796 931 724 We can support you with a range of […]
