How We Work

Areas of Expertise at UCL iLAC

Our Areas of Expertise

We offer free legal advice and representation on social welfare issues for members of our local community and Greater London, where we have capacity. 

We can help with the following kinds of issues: 

Specialist help:

  • Welfare benefits: form filling, ESA, PIP, Universal Credit, Housing Benefit, appeals, mandatory reconsiderations, representation at tribunals. 
  • Housing: disrepair, issues with landlords & tenancies, evictions & homelessness
  • Community Care: getting support or accommodation from social services for a child, young person, family or vulnerable adult.
  • Education: getting support for children with Special Educational Needs, EHC plan issues and school exclusions. 

We may be able to help with other problems not listed here, please feel free to ask. 

To contact us or to make an enquiry please visit our enquiry page. 

Who We Are

The UCL Integrated Legal Advice Clinic (UCL iLAC) is run by the Centre for Access to Justice (CAJ) at the UCL Faculty of Laws. 

Based in central Stratford, UCL iLAC offers members of the local East London community free face to face legal advice on all aspects of social welfare law including specialist advice and casework on welfare benefits, housing, community care and education law. 

UCL iLAC is staffed by UCL Laws students working under the supervision of experienced, qualified advisers and solicitors.

Building on the Faculty’s world-leading access to justice research, the UCL Integrated Legal Advice Clinic also provides the basis for a wide-ranging research agenda seeking answers to fundamental questions about the nature of legal needs and the links between legal and health problems. 

You can find out more about the Team at UCL iLAC here.

For information on our complaints process please visit this page. 

Contact UCL iLAC

Email: legalclinic@ucl.ac.uk 

Tel: 020 3108 8499 (line open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm)

UCL Integrated Legal Advice Clinic
Solar House
1-9 Romford Road
London
E15 4LJ

Opening Hours: 10:00-17:00, Monday through Friday