Recipient organisation
Description
Programme
Priority area
Award date
Amount awarded
Access to Justice Foundation
http://www.atjf.org.uk
A restricted grant of £100,000 towards wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
Special Initiatives
Human rights, particularly access to justice
28-04-2020
£100,000
Action in the Community Trust - t/a The Speakeasy
http://www.speakeasy.cymru
£10,000 towards a Solicitor focusing on support of clients accused of benefit fraud. The Speakeasy aims to reduce the amount of people living in poverty through providing drop-in clinics with free advice. The clinics include advice on benefits, debt, housing...(hover for more)
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
31-10-2017
£10,000
Action in the Community Trust - t/a The Speakeasy
http://www.speakeasy.cymru
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. The Speakeasy aims to reduce the amount of people living in poverty through providing drop-in clinics with free advice. The clinics include advice on benefits, debt, housing and employment.
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
25-04-2019
£20,000
£20,000 towards advice and casework for migrants. Advising Communities provides legal advice, support and education for individuals which will support them in their communities.It also delivers legal advice and support to community organisations and charities. This grant is towards advice...(hover for more)
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
03-07-2018
£20,000
Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau
http://www.airdriecab.co.uk
£10,000 towards core costs of Lanarkshire Law Centre. Airdrie Cizitens Advice Bureau delivers the North Lanarkshire Community Law Centre (NLCLC), which aims to provide legal & debt advice to those facing homelessness.
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
31-10-2017
£10,000
Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau
http://www.airdriecab.org.uk
A restricted grant of £10,000 towards the core costs of the Lanarkshire Community Law Centre. Airdrie Cizitens Advice Bureau delivers the North Lanarkshire Community Law Centre (NLCLC), which aims to provide legal & debt advice to those facing homelessness.
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
10-10-2019
£10,000
£15,000 towards core costs. The AIRE Centre specialises in European Human Rights Law, in order to protect individuals human rights. Services include, advice lines & online resources, representation, strategic litigation, workshops and information to raise awareness.
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
23-01-2018
£15,000
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. The AIRE Centre specialises in European Human Rights Law, in order to protect individuals human rights. Services include, advice lines & online resources, representation, strategic litigation, workshops and information to raise awareness.
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
27-06-2019
£20,000
Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit
http://atleu.org.uk
A restricted grant of £20,000 towards the delivery of charitable objects and associated core costs. ATLEU seeks to use and reform the law to secure safety and justice for survivors of human trafficking and slavery. It delivers legal support, second...(hover for more)
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
09-01-2020
£20,000
Avon and Bristol Law Centre
http://www.ablc.org.uk
£20,000 towards the running costs of the asylum and immigration team. Avon and Bristol Law Centre provides free legal advice, casework and representation for social welfare.
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
23-01-2018
£20,000
Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID
http://www.biduk.org
£25,000 towards core costs. Bail for Immigration Detainees challenges immigration detention in the UK. It provides legal advice and representation to migrants detained in removal centres and prisons, and prepares research and policy briefs to influence policy.
Special Initiatives
Human rights, particularly access to justice
03-07-2018
£25,000
Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID
http://www.biduk.org
An unrestricted grant of £25,000. Bail for Immigration Detainees challenges immigration detention in the UK. It provides legal advice and representation to migrants detained in removal centres and prisons, and prepares research and policy briefs to influence policy.
Special Initiatives
Human rights, particularly access to justice
02-07-2019
£25,000
Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID
http://www.biduk.org
A restricted grant of £17,000 towards management salaries and associated core costs. Bail for Immigration Detainees challenges immigration detention in the UK. It provides legal advice and representation to migrants detained in removal centres and prisons, and prepares research and...(hover for more)
Special Initiatives
Human rights, particularly access to justice
15-10-2019
£17,000
Blackbird Leys Neighbourhood Support Scheme
http://www.agnessmith.co.uk
An unrestricted grant of £10,000. The Agnes Smith Advice Centre offers face-to-face advice and casework on issues like housing, welfare benefits & debts.
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
10-10-2019
£10,000
Brent Community Law Centre Limited
http://www.brentlaw.org
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Brent Community Law Centre seeks to provide legal advice and assistance on issues including education, employment, housing, immigration and welfare benefits. These services ae provided through their helpline or face to face advice
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
27-06-2019
£20,000
Brent Private Tenants' Rights Group Ltd (t/a Advice4Renters)
http://www.advice4renters.org.uk
An unrestricted grant of £15,000. Advice4Renters provides legal advice to private renters. Their services include, housing advice including health & safety of the property, welfare benefits and financial advice. Housing Advice Centre, Under One Roof, Green Light Laws and Renters Legal....(hover for more)
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
10-10-2019
£15,000
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Bristol Law Centre delivers specialist legal advice and representation across housing, employment, community care, discrimination, welfare benefits, immigration and mental health.
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
09-01-2020
£20,000
Camden Community Law Centre
https://cclc.org.uk/
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Camden Community Law Centre provides free legal advice for people living/working in Camden, in the areas of employment, housing, asylum & immigration. These services are offered through drop-in sessions.
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
25-04-2019
£20,000
A grant of £10,000Of this, £8,940 is restricted towards the costs of two scholarships for campaigners in criminal justice, and the remaining sum of £1,060 is unrestricted. Campaign Bootcamp delivers an intensive training programme for campaigners. This project is towards...(hover for more)
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
09-01-2020
£10,000
£20,000 towards core costs of Birmingham Community Law Centre. Central England Law Centre provides free legal advice to people withinCentral England to fight social exclusion. It runs across two offices - in Coventry and in Birmingam and services include social...(hover for more)
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
24-04-2018
£20,000
A restricted grant of £30,000 towards Kids in Need of Defense UK (this grant is renewable - year 1 of up to 3 years). The Kids project is a collaboration led by Central England Law Centre. It aims to help...(hover for more)
Special Initiatives
Human rights, particularly access to justice
02-07-2019
£30,000
£10,000 towards core costs. Centre for Criminal Appeals is a law charity which aims to fight miscarriages of justice through investigation, litiation and advocacy.
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
15-10-2018
£10,000
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. provides legal services to people across the county in the areas of housing, homelessness, employment, debt, immigration and discrimination law
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
23-04-2020
£20,000
£20,000 towards core costs. Detention Action supports people held in immigration detention in Colnbrook, Harmondsworth and Morton Hall detention centres. They provide practical & emotional support and campaign for reform within the detention system.
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
24-01-2019
£20,000
£10,000 towards the salary of a Solicitor/ Caseworker. Direct Help & Advice provides specialist advice, advocacy and representation for families and individuals to prevent and alleviate homelessness, debt and housing difficulty.
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
31-10-2017
£10,000
Direct Help & Advice Ltd
http://www.dhadvice.org
A restricted grant of £20,000 towards legal advice services. Direct Help & Advice provides specialist advice, advocacy and representation for families and individuals to prevent and alleviate homelessness, debt and housing difficulty.
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
27-06-2019
£20,000
Disability Law Service
http://www.dls.org.uk
£15,000 towards core costs. Disability Law Service provides free legal advice and representation for disabled people, covering employment, community care and welfare benefits.
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
31-10-2017
£15,000
Friends of Ibba Girls' School
http://www.friendsofibba.org
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Promoting the rights to, through and within education for girls in South Sudan.
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
09-01-2020
£20,000
£45,000 over 3 years (£15,000 pa) towards a Solicitor post. Fylde Coast Advice & Legal Centre in Blackpool seeks to provide social welfare legal advice for people on low incomes and to disadvantaged groups.
Special Initiatives
Human rights, particularly access to justice
24-04-2018
£45,000
A restricted grant of £15,000 towards specialist welfare benefits advice. Gloucester Law Centre provides legal advice on immigration, housing, and welfare benefits.
Open Programme
Human rights, particularly access to justice
27-06-2019
£15,000
