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Kensington & Chelsea’s legal services consortium delivering legal advice in:
1. Debt
2. Housing
3. Welfare Benefits
Our consortium partners may be able to assist with debt, housing and welfare benefits advice. We can book an appointment at their offices for you or alternatively you can contact them directly

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An Advice Now Conference

3rd March 2011
London Lighthouse. 111-117 Lancaster Road London W11 1QT
09:00 — 16:30

Due to unprecedented demand this conference is now fully booked. If you would like to attend we are holding a reserve list should spaces become available. To register on the reserve list please contact harry@advicenow-kc.co.uk

North Kensington Law Centre is campaigning for an end to domestic slavery in the UK, together with ex-client and volunteer, Patience Asuquo.

A member of the Saudi royal family and his brother racially discriminated against a Sudanese domestic worker and failed to pay the national minimum wage. The brothers have been found guilty by employment tribunals of failing to pay their domestic workers the national minimum wage. Further, the Sheikh was also guilty of race discrimination against his worker.

This is a synopsis of the Government 2010 spending review announced on the 20 October 2010 and the measures affecting Welfare benefits and Tax Credit.  This synopsis was produced by LASA.

This is in addition to the measures already brought in for the emergency Budget in June 2010. (For the emergency Budget report, and accompanying Treasury documents, click through this link 2010 june budget}

Welfare benefit and tax credit measures in today’s Comprehensive Spending Review
Chancellor George Osborne has today announced the results of the 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review to the House of Commons. Setting out the government's four-year spending plans from 2011/2012 to 2014/1015, that includes £7bn of welfare savings in addition to the £11bn announced in June's emergency Budget.

Immigration fees increase from 1 October for all those applying to visit, study, work or stay in the UK. See the UKBA website www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk.

From 25 October fewer lone parents will be able to claim income support. Before this date, lone parents can claim income support if they are responsible for a child under ten who is a member of their household. This age is lowered to 7 from 25 October. However, if a lone parent is getting income support immediately before this date, it will continue for a certain period.

Between 1 October 2010 and March 2014, DWP is converting incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance and income support claimed on disability grounds into ESA. People who receive these benefits will be transferred onto ESA without making a claim for it.