Merseyside Law Centre is a dedicated legal charity providing free legal advice and representation to residents across Merseyside, with a specialized focus on housing and welfare benefits law. Operating from the accessible Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre in Liverpool, the organization stands out for its commitment to supporting vulnerable and low-income individuals through expert, compassionate, and community-oriented legal services.
The Centre adopts a client-centered approach, offering face-to-face consultations in an era where many services have moved exclusively online. With solicitors regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the team brings professionalism and deep expertise in social welfare law, specifically assisting Liverpool residents with welfare benefits and broader Merseyside residents with housing issues. Their service is tailored to those in crisis, including individuals facing homelessness, debt, benefit sanctions, or discrimination.
Services Offered
- Housing legal advice and representation
- Welfare benefits advice
- Debt advice
- Over 65s welfare advice
- Representation at tribunals and courts
- Drop-in advice clinics
- Specialist support for residents of Liverpool, Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, and Wirral (housing); Liverpool residents only (welfare benefits)
Services are specifically available to residents of Liverpool City Council for welfare benefits, and more broadly across Merseyside—including Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, and Wirral—for housing matters. The Centre is wheelchair accessible facility, ensuring inclusive support for all clients in need.
