2023: GMLC secures £1.9 million in welfare benefits gains
In 2023, GMLC helped the residents of Greater Manchester obtain £1.9 million in unclaimed or wrongly refused benefits. This is our highest amount in a single year since GMLC was…
GMLC recruiting for two new staff members for our housing team
Join our housing team and the fight for housing justice! Greater Manchester Law Centre (GMLC) is one of the few specialist housing advice agencies in the North West. We don’t…
Housing benefit freezes leave tenants out in the cold
GMLC’s Judy Sutton looks at the real-world effects of the freeze on housing benefits since 2020 – and why this must be changed urgently. With additions and context by Kate…
Employment law update: what you need to know
In this article, GMLC employment campaign volunteer lead Avaia Nightingale Williams explores recent updates and decisions impacting employment rights in the UK, as well as considering some upcoming or ongoing…
The State We’re In: summary of JUSTICE’s new report
GMLC campaign volunteer Eleni Founta summarises JUSTICE’s new report into threats and challenges to the rule of law and access to justice, published in September 2023. JUSTICE is a cross…
Callout for submissions to Access to Justice exhibition
Are you an artist? Do you want to contribute to a community exhibition on access to justice? Greater Manchester Law Centre (GMLC) is a not-for-profit provider of legal advice to…
Tackling Disrepair: Why Enforcement Matters
Today, we release our Housing Justice Network research report into the enforcement of disrepair for tenants, which has been 6 months in the making. The Housing Justice Network is a…
Is rent control the way forward?
GMLC campaign volunteer Nick Sloan considers whether we need rent controls in privately rented housing in England and Wales. It is no secret that more people are renting in the…
Access to the legal profession: the SQE and its discontents
GMLC campaign volunteer Mary Horobin gives her opinion on the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), which she is currently studying towards, and considers its effects on access to justice and…
Josie Hicklin shortlisted for a Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year award 2023
We are proud to share that Greater Manchester Law Centre’s Solicitor Josie Hicklin has been shortlisted for a Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (LALY) Award. Josie first started at…