Covid-19 exposes an ongoing welfare crisis
GMLC has been campaigning against cuts to Universal Credit and in favour of an increase to all welfare benefits. We have been collecting photos of what £20 buys for our…
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Online injustice during Covid-19
Guest article by author and barrister David Renton. He specialises in housing, discrimination and employment law. He acts for vulnerable tenants in disrepair possession hearings, and for employees, principally in…
The injustices of the justice system: three recent examples
Law student and GMLC’s campaign volunteer lead, Hoejong Jeong, considers the barriers that stand in the way of ordinary people getting access to justice, looking at three recent case studies…
Zero Covid Day of Action, 13 March 21: No More Social Murder!
On 13 March 2021, a few of us from the GMLC team took part in Zero Covid campaign’s Day of Action for a Zero Covid strategy. GMLC is affiliated to…
Resisting Unsafe Work: Zero Covid days of action
Zero Covid campaign, to which GMLC recently affiliated, has been working hard to highlight breaches in health and safety and employment law at work during the pandemic. To eliminate the…
‘Breathing space’ or thin air? The Debt Respite Scheme is no solution to spiralling rental debts
On 31 March 2021, the current eviction ‘ban’ ends and the extended warning of eviction for tenants of longer notice periods falls away. In place of these safety nets, the…
I Thought They Said ‘No Covid Evictions’?
This is a guest article written by Housing Law Practitioner and GMLC Member Nick Donlon. The government announced on 8 January an extension of the stay on enforcement of evictions…
“To stay home, you have to have a home” – extend the evictions ban!
On 11th January 2021, the government’s “winter truce” on residential evictions is due to end, leaving more tenants vulnerable to eviction this winter in the middle of the COVID second…
Winter 2020 Closure Dates
Between 24th December 2020 and 4th January 2021, Greater Manchester Law Centre’s offices on Stockport Road will be closed. During this time, we will not be able to answer the…
GMLC supports Unite the Community’s Day of Action against Universal Credit cuts
Today (Wednesday 9 December), Unite the Community is holding a Day of Action against cuts to Universal Credit. Unite the Community write: Universal Credit is a brutal, discredited system which…