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Applying for social housing training
Get an overview of how to apply for social housing provided by housing associations or local authorities.
Living in temporary accommodation training
Understand the different types of temporary accommodation and how to assess and challenge an offer of unsuitable temporary accommodation.
Dealing with homelessness applications training
Know the rights of people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness, the duty of care of local authorities, and how to navigate the homelessness application process.
How to deal with a Section 21 eviction notice training
Learn about the section 21 eviction process, develop a set of strategies for dealing with a section 21 eviction, and what information and legal help is available.
The basics of tenancies and other housing arrangements training
Know your legal rights in housing, including the right to adequate housing, the basics of a contract, and the different rights in tenancies and licences.
Your rights when homeless or in temporary accommodation training course
We offer a short course on your rights while navigating homelessness applications, temporary accommodation, and social housing.
Regional trusted intermediary courses on housing rights for women
Evaluation of our training for people working with vulnerable women at risk of housing and homelessness showed positive changes in all aspects of legal capability, with an estimated 5,256 women receiving support from 49 course participants. September 2021
How public legal education can help bring about legal change for benefit claimants
Collecting evidence from our audiences to successfully challenge the DWP with the Public Law Project. August 2021
Digital exclusion - specific issues relevant to Roma communities in the context of child protection
As courts and local authority services increase their use of digital technologies, our report looks at the significant challenges this has for Roma families, who often lack the skills or confidence to use digital platforms. July 2021
Digital exclusion: Specific issues relevant to Roma communities in the context of child protection
This briefing seeks to present the issues of digital exclusion faced by Roma in their interactions with children’s services and the English legal system during care proceedings. July 2021
Dealing with poor housing conditions training
Understand the basic rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants, how to assess and develop a course of action, and where to get support when dealing with disrepair problems.
Effectiveness of Public Legal Education initiatives
To support Advicenow’s work on PLE, we carried out a review of the literature on how effective PLE is. January 2021
Multimedia Toolkit for Roma Parents - Project Evaluation Report
This report presents findings from evaluation of the Multimedia Toolkit for Roma Parents project. The evaluation was conducted by Advicenow working with an independent evaluation advisor, Liz Mackie, who designed the evaluation methods and authored this report. July 2020
Evaluation of public legal education for Advice Champions in the Community Links Early Action Advice project
Our work showed that training volunteers to provide advice was effective both for the volunteers and those they advised. Both groups reported an increase in their legal capability. October 2015
Legal Needs, Legal Capability and the Role of Public Legal Education
Analysis of 2010 and 2012 UK Civil and Social Justice Panel Survey and related policy documents. January 2015
Meeting the information needs of litigants in person
Many litigants in person (LiPs) faced difficulties in finding their way through the complexities of courts. Our report showed that they could be helped by developing information that was based on the needs of LiPs. June 2014
