Advice & Representation
For advice on how to access our Advice and Representation services please call 0207 793 8399
or write to Francisco Dimate or Jeremy Gordon Smith at ladppadvice@ladpp.org.uk
or write to Francisco Dimate or Jeremy Gordon Smith at ladppadvice@ladpp.org.uk
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Advice and one-to-one support
Applying for benefits can be a very complex process. Especially if English is not your first language, you can encounter significant barriers in receiving support. Latin American Disabled People's Project (LADPP) is here to provide you with the information and advice to help increase awareness of your rights. This programme provides advice and one-to-one support to access welfare benefits. Areas include housing, welfare & disability benefits. Twice a week, our office is open for drop in sessions, where advocacy- and casework-related support is provided. If necessary, we can even organize representation for people in an appeal process. We also assign one day a week for scheduled advice sessions booked as appointments. We encourage self-advocacy wherever relevant, empowering you to obtain vital services and improve your financial security. This can extend to inviting you to participate in one of our workshops and training programmes which we organize on a regular basis. Whatever your situation, if these issues affect you, please reach out and get in touch. Our Advice and Representation Workers are here to help you through your situation and will recommend solutions through our services, even if it's simply pointing you in the right direction. |
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Over the last year, Advice & Representation project has had...
95 drop in days 1566 people served
138 appointments
20 workshops 400 people attended
45 successful appeals +15 homeless applications
2495 total beneficiaries
95 drop in days 1566 people served
138 appointments
20 workshops 400 people attended
45 successful appeals +15 homeless applications
2495 total beneficiaries
Case Studies
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Gloria recently emigrated to the UK from Spain. She suffers from posterior fossa cyst-excised and has had a VP inserted into the shunt of her brain. She wasn’t able to receive the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) because she did not comply with the resident test - despite the fact that she was a resident. Due to the language barrier, she had been unable to complete forms and prepare her case for the tribunal. We assisted her through the appeal process and subsequently she won at the Tribunal of Appeal. Thankfully, she is now receiving both ESA and DLA.
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James lives with a physical disability which resulted from an electrical shock. He faced various health and housing problems after his accident and ended up becoming homeless. With our help on his extensive case work, he managed to identify and apply for Pension Credit (PC), while also working 10 hours per week in order to comply with the right to reside and resident test. He was eventually accepted at his local homeless unit and is now living in a private accommodation. James has been able to settle down with his family in UK and remains an LADPP member.
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Let’s talk about welfare
If you're an organisation working with people on similar issues regarding welfare, we'd be eager to share experiences. At Latin American Disabled People's Project (LADPP), we organise a series of FREE workshops on welfare benefits providing an opportunity to discuss various issues surrounding benefits, tax credit, housing and immigration. The aim of these workshops is to bring together advisers from different organisations working with the Spanish-speaking community, from Latin American and Spain, living in London and share the experiences we are dealing with as a result of the changes to the welfare benefit system. It will also be a chance to update our knowledge of welfare benefits and to educate ourselves on best practice when dealing with client welfare issues as well as develop a professional networking relationship between advisers and community centres. The workshop will be in Spanish. Click here for more information. |
Francisco Dimate
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Interpreting Services
It can be the small things like translating important letters that can make all the difference. Our interpreting services helps people overcome the language obstacles, working through correspondence which can be complex. Situations such as important medical appointments and/or interviews with statutory agencies. This service is driven through a group of dedicated volunteers. If you have certain health concerns including speaking difficulties, learning disabilities or simply want a trusted translator: Get in touch.
It can be the small things like translating important letters that can make all the difference. Our interpreting services helps people overcome the language obstacles, working through correspondence which can be complex. Situations such as important medical appointments and/or interviews with statutory agencies. This service is driven through a group of dedicated volunteers. If you have certain health concerns including speaking difficulties, learning disabilities or simply want a trusted translator: Get in touch.
