Welfare Benefits

Our Welfare Benefits unit has 1 full-time caseworker supervisor and 2 part-time caseworkers and delivers advice at outreach venues across the borough.

Independent Advice Project – Homes for Islington
Islington Law Centre provides welfare benefits advice for all Islington council tenants and residents at three area housing offices – Upper Street, Lyon Street and Holland Walk.

Clients can book an appointment directly with their local area housing office or ask to be referred by their income recovery officer. Clients whose properties are managed by Partners for Improvement in Islington (Partners) can book an appointment with their income recovery officer or via their nearest area housing office. This service is funded by Homes for Islington.

The telephone numbers to call are:
Old Street – 020 7527 6250
Upper Street (Northway House) – 020 7527 5300
Lyon Street - 020 7527 6880
Holland Walk – 020 7527 7480
Partners - 020 7288 8310

Finsbury Park Advice Project
Islington Law Centre provides welfare benefits advice at three venues in the Finsbury Park area for all local residents.

Montem Primary School
Hornsey Road, N7 7QT
Advice sessions are held on Tuesdays from 9am to 12 noon. To make an appointment please telephone 020 7272 6556

Ambler Children’s Centre
Blackstock Road, N4 2DR
Advice sessions are held Thursdays from 10am to 1 pm. To make an appointment please telephone 020 7359 7628

Community Language Support Services (CLSS)
The Presbytery, St Mellitus Church, Tollington Park, N4 3AG
Advice sessions are held Mondays from 1pm to 4 pm. To make an appointment please telephone 020 7281 3228

The Finsbury Park Advice Project is funded by the Richard Cloudesley’s Charity and Cripplegate Foundation.

Welfare Benefits Form Filling Clinic
We can assist you to complete initial welfare benefit claims.

To book an appointment please contact our reception on 0207 697 2461 between 9.30pm and 5pm.

This project is funded by the London Borough of Islington.

Advice offered by the unit includes:

We assist and advise on all aspects of welfare benefit entitlement from initial form-filling to representation at the Social Security First-Tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal.

We can help you with claims for:

• Income Support
• Job Seekers Allowance
• Employment and Support Allowance
• Disablility Living Allowance
• Tax credits
• Housing and Council Tax Benefit
• Social Fund Applications

This is not an exhaustive list. If you want to check your entitlement to benefits please contact us.

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