GMLC supports action for tenants’ rights
One of the Greater Manchester Law Centre’s core principles is that everyone has a right to a secure home. We work with other community groups to campaign for tenants’ rights…
We will not be complicit in the Universal Credit rollout: One year on
The voluntary sector should not be helping the government implement the iniquitous and inhumane restrictions on benefits represented by Universal Credit. It is not the role of the voluntary advice…
Latest Updates from the Greater Manchester Law Centre
| GMLC appeal supported by Maxine Peake | GMLC research: women disproportionately affected by welfare conditionality | Our £1m milestone in LegalVoice magazine | Latest access to justice news stories…
Welfare conditionality and gender discrimination
Janne Heederik is a volunteer with the Greater Manchester Law Centre. She is pursuing a PhD in anthropology, researching welfare reform in Greater Manchester. As a volunteer, she hopes to…
GMLC appeal supported by Maxine Peake
This September, the Greater Manchester Law Centre is hosting its Annual General Meeting, celebrating how far we have come and the team we have built. We have reclaimed over one…
GMLC reclaim over one million pounds falsely denied to disabled claimants
The Greater Manchester Law Centre (GMLC) has recovered over one million pounds in benefits for people in Greater Manchester since opening in 2016. The benefits include financial support for those…
Latest Updates from the Greater Manchester Law Centre
“Volunteering at this place has been my rock…” | Manchester Meteor: Legal Aid and Access to Justice | 70,000 disabled claimants to receive arrears thanks to legal action against Government | A thank you from…
Manchester Meteor: Legal Aid and Access to Justice
We are pleased to be the focus of a feature article by Nick Nicholas Prescott in The Meteor, Manchester’s Independent Media, on the topic of Legal Aid and the wider context of…
70,000 disabled claimants to receive up to £150million more in arrears thanks to legal action against Government
by GMLC Volunteer Robert Povall. Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has taken legal action against the Government to defeat a statutory defence which could have left 70,000 underpaid disabled…
Welcome Kathy and Marva!
We are delighted to announce two wonderful new additions to the Greater Manchester Law Centre team! Kathleen Cosgrove joins us as head of our new housing and homelessness advice services. Before becoming a…