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Free and legal aid advice on PIP, Universal Credit and other benefits.
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Services that may help you challenge a decision at a tribunal.
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Advice charities and solicitor firms for EHC plans, ALN and additional support for learning.
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Community care and discrimination
Help with care packages, charging, and disability discrimination.
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Independent occupational therapists
Private occupational therapy practices. Always check the named therapist on the HCPC register.
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Independent advocacy
Help to have your views heard. Coverage is usually by local contract.
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Access to Public Law
Legal aid
Solicitor firm with Legal Aid Agency contracts for education and community care, with an office listed in Lancaster.
SEND and education · Community care and discrimination
Advance Occupational Therapy
Paid
Independent occupational therapy practice. Confirm current locations, specialisms and HCPC registration of the treating therapist on the website and the HCPC register. This is a paid private service.
Independent occupational therapists
Advice NI
Free
Independent advice network covering Northern Ireland, including benefits and money advice. Use the website to find a local advice service.
Benefits advice and welfare rights
Advocacy Support Cymru
Free
Welsh charity providing independent, confidential advocacy, including statutory mental health and mental capacity advocacy. Confirm the service in your area on the website.
Independent advocacy
Barcan and Kirby LLP
Legal aid
Solicitor firm in Bristol with a Legal Aid Agency community care contract.
Community care and discrimination
Bindmans LLP
Legal aid
London law firm with Legal Aid Agency contracts for community care and public law, and listed on the SRA register as organisation 484856.
Community care and discrimination
Blackett Hart and Pratt LLP
Legal aid
Solicitor firm in the North East with a Legal Aid Agency community care contract.
Community care and discrimination
Bristol Law Centre
FreeLegal aid
Law centre providing free legal advice in Bristol and beyond, with Legal Aid Agency contracts for discrimination and public law.
Community care and discrimination
Central England Law Centre
FreeLegal aid
Law centre with offices in Coventry and Birmingham, holding Legal Aid Agency contracts for welfare benefits, community care, discrimination and public law.
Benefits advice and welfare rights · Community care and discrimination · Tribunal representation
Children's Law Centre
Free
Northern Ireland charity providing free legal advice and representation on children's rights, including special educational needs and disability, and representation at SENDIST.
SEND and education · Tribunal representation
Citizens Advice
Free
National charity network offering free, independent advice, including benefits, debt, housing and discrimination. Use the website to find your local service or get advice online.
Benefits advice and welfare rights
Citizens Advice Gateshead
FreeLegal aid
Citizens Advice service in the North East with Legal Aid Agency contracts for welfare benefits and discrimination, as well as general free advice.
Benefits advice and welfare rights · Community care and discrimination · Tribunal representation
Citizens Advice Scotland
Free
The national organisation for Citizens Advice bureaux in Scotland. Free advice on benefits, money, housing and other issues, with a bureau finder on the website.
Benefits advice and welfare rights
CJCH Solicitors
Legal aid
Solicitor firm in Wales with a Legal Aid Agency community care contract.
Community care and discrimination
Cloverleaf Advocacy
Free
Independent advocacy charity providing free, confidential advocacy for adults and carers in contracted areas of Yorkshire and nearby. Confirm your area on the website.
Independent advocacy
Contact
Free
National charity supporting families with disabled children and young people, including a free helpline and information on benefits, education and care.
Benefits advice and welfare rights
Coram Children's Legal Centre
FreeLegal aid
Not-for-profit legal centre part of the Coram group, with Legal Aid Agency contracts for education, community care and public law, including work for children and young people.
SEND and education · Community care and discrimination
Deighton Pierce Glynn
Legal aid
Solicitor firm with a Legal Aid Agency public law contract and offices listed in London and Bristol, listed on the SRA register as organisation 552088. In the November 2026 Legal Aid Agency directory the contract recorded for this firm is public law only.
Community care and discrimination
Direct Help and Advice
FreeLegal aid
Independent charity listed in the Legal Aid Agency directory for a welfare benefits contract in the Midlands and East, with an office in Ilkeston. Check the website for how to access advice.
Benefits advice and welfare rights · Tribunal representation
Disability Law Service
FreeLegal aid
Charity providing free legal advice for disabled people and carers on community care, employment, housing, discrimination, public law and welfare benefits. It also has a legal aid service for some cases.
Benefits advice and welfare rights · Community care and discrimination · Tribunal representation
Disability Rights UK
Free
National disabled people's organisation. Its own helplines cover personal budgets and direct payments, and disabled students in post-16 education in England — not general social security benefits advice. Opening hours are limited; check the website.
Benefits advice and welfare rights
Duncan Lewis Solicitors
Legal aid
Solicitor firm with Legal Aid Agency contracts for community care and public law at offices across England and Wales, listed on the SRA register as organisation 309586.
Community care and discrimination
Enable Therapy Services
Paid
Independent therapy organisation that states it works with a UK-wide network of HCPC-registered occupational therapists. This is a paid private service.
Independent occupational therapists
Enquire
Free
The Scottish advice service for additional support for learning, offering free advice to families, young people and professionals.
SEND and education
Equality Advisory and Support Service
Free
Free service providing advice on discrimination and human rights issues in England, Scotland and Wales. It can help you understand your rights and next steps; it is not a solicitor firm.
Community care and discrimination
Gold Jennings
Legal aid
Solicitor firm in London with Legal Aid Agency contracts for education, community care and public law.
SEND and education · Community care and discrimination
Greater Manchester Law Centre
FreeLegal aid
Not-for-profit law centre offering legal advice in Greater Manchester, with Legal Aid Agency contracts for welfare benefits, discrimination and public law.
Benefits advice and welfare rights · Community care and discrimination · Tribunal representation
Harrow Law Centre
FreeLegal aid
Law centre in north-west London with Legal Aid Agency contracts for welfare benefits, education and public law, including education work that can cover special educational needs.
Benefits advice and welfare rights · SEND and education · Tribunal representation
Hodge Jones and Allen LLP
Legal aid
Solicitor firm in London with Legal Aid Agency contracts for discrimination and public law.
Community care and discrimination
Independent Age
Free
National charity offering free advice for older people, including money, benefits and care. Check the website for who they can help and how to get in touch.
Benefits advice and welfare rights
IPSEA
Free
Independent Provider of Special Education Advice. A leading England-wide charity giving free, independent legal advice and tribunal support to families of children and young people with SEND. It is not a solicitor firm.
SEND and education · Tribunal representation
Irwin Mitchell LLP
Legal aid
National law firm with Legal Aid Agency contracts for education (including work that can cover SEND), community care and public law, and listed on the SRA register as organisation 570654. Legal aid is means- and merits-tested.
SEND and education · Community care and discrimination
Julie Burton Law
Legal aid
Solicitor firm in North Wales with a Legal Aid Agency community care contract.
Community care and discrimination
Kirklees Citizens Advice and Law Centre
FreeLegal aid
Citizens Advice and law centre serving Kirklees, with Legal Aid Agency contracts for welfare benefits and discrimination.
Benefits advice and welfare rights · Community care and discrimination · Tribunal representation
Law Centre NI
Free
Independent legal charity in Northern Ireland offering advice and representation on social security benefits, including disability benefits and tribunal appeals.
Benefits advice and welfare rights · Tribunal representation
Lawstop
Legal aid
Solicitor firm with Legal Aid Agency contracts for education, community care and public law, with offices listed in London, Brighton, Cambridge and Nottingham.
SEND and education · Community care and discrimination
Legal Services Agency
Free
Scottish legal charity based in Glasgow. Its Disability and Social Justice Project helps disabled people with legal issues, including disability discrimination and related social welfare matters.
Community care and discrimination · Benefits advice and welfare rights
Leigh Day
Legal aid
Law firm with Legal Aid Agency contracts for community care, discrimination and public law, and listed on the SRA register as organisation 67679.
Community care and discrimination
Mackintosh Law
Legal aid
Solicitor firm in London with a Legal Aid Agency community care contract.
Community care and discrimination
Mary Ward Legal Centre
FreeLegal aid
Not-for-profit legal centre in London with Legal Aid Agency contracts for welfare benefits and public law.
Benefits advice and welfare rights · Tribunal representation
Merseyside Law Centre
Legal aid
Law centre with a Legal Aid Agency welfare benefits contract covering the North, with offices listed in the Liverpool area.
Benefits advice and welfare rights · Tribunal representation
NYAS
Free
National Youth Advocacy Service, providing advocacy for children and young people, including care-experienced young people, in areas where it holds a contract. Use their advocacy search to check your area.
Independent advocacy
POhWER
Free
Independent charity providing free advocacy, information and advice in many parts of England, including statutory advocacy such as IMHA, IMCA, Care Act and NHS complaints advocacy. Check whether they hold the contract in your local area.
Independent advocacy
Riverside Advice
FreeLegal aid
Independent advice centre in Cardiff providing free welfare benefits advice, including Upper Tribunal work, with a Legal Aid Agency welfare benefits contract.
Benefits advice and welfare rights · Tribunal representation
Rook Irwin Sweeney LLP
Legal aid
Solicitor firm in London with Legal Aid Agency contracts for community care and public law, listed on the SRA register as organisation 667458.
Community care and discrimination
Scope
Free
National disability charity offering free, independent information and advice for disabled people and families, including a helpline and webchat. Check the website for current opening hours.
Benefits advice and welfare rights
Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre
FreeLegal aid
Listed in the Legal Aid Agency directory as Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre, with a welfare benefits contract. The public website is Citizens Advice Sheffield.
Benefits advice and welfare rights · Tribunal representation
Simpson Millar LLP
Legal aid
Law firm with Legal Aid Agency contracts for education, community care and public law, and listed on the SRA register as organisation 424940.
SEND and education · Community care and discrimination
Sinclairslaw
Legal aid
Solicitor firm with Legal Aid Agency contracts for education, community care and public law, with offices listed in Cardiff and London.
SEND and education · Community care and discrimination
SNAP Cymru
Free
Wales-wide charity providing free, independent information and advice on additional learning needs and special educational needs.
SEND and education
Southern England Law Centre
FreeLegal aid
Not-for-profit law centre. The Legal Aid Agency directory (updated 4 November 2026) still lists this provider as Wiltshire Law Centre, with welfare benefits contracts. The organisation now presents itself online as Southern England Law Centre.
Benefits advice and welfare rights · Tribunal representation
Southwark Law Centre
FreeLegal aid
Law centre in South London with Legal Aid Agency contracts for welfare benefits, discrimination and public law.
Benefits advice and welfare rights · Community care and discrimination · Tribunal representation
Special Educational Needs Advice Centre
Free
Independent advice centre supporting parents of children with special educational needs in Northern Ireland.
SEND and education
Stephensons Solicitors LLP
Legal aid
Solicitor firm in the North West with Legal Aid Agency contracts for community care and discrimination.
Community care and discrimination
T V Edwards LLP
Legal aid
Solicitor firm in London with Legal Aid Agency contracts for community care and public law.
Community care and discrimination
The Advocacy People
Free
Independent advocacy charity. Check the website for the services and areas they currently cover, as advocacy contracts change.
Independent advocacy
The Advocacy Project
Free
Independent advocacy organisation working in parts of London. Confirm current services and borough coverage on the website.
Independent advocacy
The OT Centre
Paid
Independent occupational therapy and sensory integration provider. It states that its therapists are HCPC-registered and that it is independent of equipment suppliers. This is a paid private service.
Independent occupational therapists
The OT Practice
Paid
National independent occupational therapy practice. It states that every therapist in its network is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. This is a paid private service, not an NHS referral.
Independent occupational therapists
VoiceAbility
Free
Independent charity and one of the UK's larger advocacy providers, with services in many parts of England and some areas of Scotland. Use the area checker on their website; if they do not cover your area, they signpost to the local provider.
Independent advocacy
Watkins and Gunn
Legal aid
Solicitor firm with Legal Aid Agency contracts for education and public law in Wales.
SEND and education
Watkins Solicitors
Legal aid
Solicitor firm listed in the Legal Aid Agency directory as Watkins Solicitors Inc Brain Sinnott & Co, with education and public law contracts in the South West.
SEND and education