Advice centres

Southwark advice centres are places where you can get independent advice, information and guidance on your legal rights and responsibilities.

General help is available for issues such as welfare benefits, housing, employment, consumer rights, health, money and debt.  There are also specialist legal services that provide more in-depth advice, support and advocacy.

Click here for a map and description of advice services in Southwark.

See Southwark Legal Advice Network for information and further help on how to resolve problems.

The centres offer a range of service access for residents in Southwark including

• walk in advice surgeries 
• telephone help lines
• appointments with an advisor
• help with official letters and forms 

You can expect the following service standards from the centres listed in these pages

• a service that is free, confidential and impartial
• access to translation and interpretation facilities
• access for people with physical disabilities
• sufficient time to discuss your query
• an appointment with another agency if you need specialist advice
• a confidential record of your enquiry that you can see at any time

Select from the links on the left hand side of this page if you want to know where you can get advice on a particular issue.

Southwark Council's one stop shops provide an instant access enquiry point for all council services. 

The advice centres, apart from the housing options advice service, are funded by the council but run by independent organisations.