Helpful resources for individuals and organisations that help homeless people, private renters and social housing tenants Greater Manchester Law Centre (GMLC) has decided to create a bank of resources, which we hope will be useful for people who are homeless, at risk of eviction or in housing need and for the front-line advisors who support…
Victims of unlawful discrimination are increasingly being prevented from enforcing their rights because of cuts to legal aid, according to an inquiry by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The report released this week laid bare the chronic lack of advice and representation, as it emerged that between 2013 and 2018 fewer than…
Assemble for the vigil: 6:15pm Friday 14th June 2019 at Bolton Town Hall Debate: 7:30pm at Bolton Socialist Club, 16 Wood St, Bolton BL1 1DY At the Greater Manchester Law Centre, we fight for safe and secure public housing. The failure to protect tenants, including those in social housing, was tragically highlighted by the Grenfell…
At GMLC we strive to amplify the voices of people who come through our door. We are committed to challenging the stigmatisation of benefit claimants as lazy, feckless frauds who need to be sanctioned, threatened, frightened and punished back into work. You can read more in our manifesto here. The article below was originally published…
By GMLC volunteer Josie Hicklin. Having recently finished the LPC Josie is a volunteer in the law centre’s housing department. She is also a yoga teacher exploring how to make yoga accessible to vulnerable and marginalised groups. Housing rights campaigners have been celebrating the long-awaited ban on lettings agents charging sky-high fees to…
We have a monthly column in the Law Society Messenger. You can see the full June edition here. This month, GMLC volunteer Edmund Potts analyses the recent announcement that the maximum benefit sanction period is to be cut from three years to six months. Edmund volunteered as a tribunal advocate with our scheme for Manchester Law School…