About Wiltshire Law Centre
We are a registered charity, established in September 1981 to provide free advice in social welfare law to people in and around Swindon. In 2006 we were proud to have celebrated our 25th anniversary.
Our opening hours are Monday-Friday 9am to 4pm. We offer appointments and a drop-in service, time permitting. We are based in Temple House, near the Registry Office. just off Commercial Road.
We provide FREE legal advice in Welfare Benefits, Housing and Debt.
We deal with the wide range of benefits i.e. Child Tax Credits, Working Tax Credits, Job Seekers Allowance, and Disability Living Allowance. We also assist with appeals against under and over payments, representation at tribunals and court hearings.
We deal with a wide range of housing issues for Council tenants and private tenants. Problems with housing associations, housing benefit queries and claims, issues with landlords regarding quality of accommodation especially for special needs clients, mortgage arrears and repossession are all dealt with at the Law Centre.
We offer advice to clients on all aspects of debt including council tax arrears, information on bankruptcy and dealing with Bailiffs.
We are funded by the Legal Services Commission and Swindon Borough Council.
We currently have 7 advisors, with at least two in each area of law that between them have over 50 years experience.
The Law Centre gave advice to 4000 people and their families in the period April 2007 to March 2008. 1287 case files were opened; a 47% increase on the previous 12 months, and 100% more than in the 12 months before that.
In certain circumstances we can visit you at home and we are keen to expand our provision of services to the people of Swindon and Wiltshire as a whole. If you or an organisation you know or work with has clients who could benefit from our services please call us on 01793 486926 or email us:info@wiltslawcentre.co.uk
If you would like to support our work by becoming a Trustee and joining our voluntary management committee, or by MAKING A DONATION, please call us on 01793 486926 or email us.
History of the Wiltshire Law Centre