Community Legal CentreCLC · United Kingdom

Impact

What support looks like in practice

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By the numbers

Our impact so far

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Case studies

Illustrative examples

Details are anonymised and composite. Nothing here describes a specific individual.

Housing

Understanding a notice before the deadline passed

A tenant arrived with a notice they did not understand and two weeks until the date on it. We explained what the notice generally means, helped organise the paperwork, and referred them to a housing specialist in time to respond.

Outcome: Referred to a specialist within 48 hours

Welfare

Making sense of a benefit decision letter

A visitor had a decision letter they could not follow. We talked through how reconsideration stages usually work, what evidence tends to matter, and the deadlines involved.

Outcome: Reconsideration request submitted on time

Community advocacy

Preparing residents for a meeting with the council

A residents' group asked for help putting their concerns in writing. We supported them to structure their points, gather records and prepare questions ahead of the meeting.

Outcome: Group attended with a written submission

Immigration

Translating Home Office correspondence

A family received correspondence full of unfamiliar terminology. We explained the general framework and what the next stage usually involves, then connected them with an accredited adviser.

Outcome: Accredited adviser instructed

Recent case studies

A closer look at our work

Anonymised examples of the everyday support our advisers and volunteers provide.

A Black adviser reading a tenancy letter with a young woman at a community advice centre01HousingResponding to a tenancy notice in time
An older South Asian woman going through benefit forms with a young Black volunteer adviser02WelfareMaking sense of a benefit decision
A diverse residents' group meeting around a table in a community hall03Community advocacyResidents preparing for a council meeting
A refugee family speaking with a Black caseworker at a community advice centre04ImmigrationUnderstanding Home Office correspondence
A Black man discussing employment paperwork with a South Asian adviser in a community office05EmploymentChecking a contract after a dismissal
A Black adviser reading a tenancy letter with a young woman at a community advice centre01HousingResponding to a tenancy notice in time
An older South Asian woman going through benefit forms with a young Black volunteer adviser02WelfareMaking sense of a benefit decision
A diverse residents' group meeting around a table in a community hall03Community advocacyResidents preparing for a council meeting
A refugee family speaking with a Black caseworker at a community advice centre04ImmigrationUnderstanding Home Office correspondence
A Black man discussing employment paperwork with a South Asian adviser in a community office05EmploymentChecking a contract after a dismissal

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