Due to Covid all current advice is given by phone only
GENERAL ENQUIRIES: Please ring 07944 643899
NEW EUSS SERVICE for EEA/Swiss citizens and family members settled in Ealing, Hammersmith and North West London 0800 0564745
NOW AVAILABLE TILL 31 MARCH 2020
EUSS NEWS update: EUSS WLEC.ELC.HFLC
HATE CRIME SERVICE FOR EALING AND BORDERS 0800 2943479
Who we are
West London Equality Centre (WLEC) formerly Ealing Equality Council, is a charity and has been active in the promotion and advancement of equality and human rights for all. We’ve been providing advice and advocacy in both generalist and specialist areas in conjunction with the Community Advice Programme (CAP) and retain the pro-bono services of both solicitors and qualified barristers to provide free legal advice. Read more…
The EEC was originally formed in 1963 with the main aim and objective to deliver advice and has helped disadvantaged communities for the past 50 years.
We have recently increased the number of volunteers supporting our advice services. We feel we have an unparalleled quality of pro bono qualified volunteers, including QCs, qualified judges, magistrates, law lecturers, law students and graduates, specialist solicitors and barristers dealing with all areas of law.
Summary of Objects
To advance equality, human rights, good relationsand social justice towards the elimination of discrimination and inequality for BMER communities & other persons experiencing disadvantage; providing legal advice; seminars; volunteering; and training for employment in London, Ealing and surrounding areas. Read more …
SEE HERE FOR ANNUAL REPORT WLEC Annual Report 2019-2020 pdf
NEW c-app tool from AQS Use this new online tool for help in dealing with PIP and ESA applications. It goes through some of the questions to allow you to assess your claim and you can print out some of your answers to use when you apply for real. C-APP.
Initial Online Advice
For initial answers to your enquiries please follow the links to the various advice websites and telephone helplines:
- Ealing Advice Service a ten-strong consortium for Advice inc special educational needs funded by Ealing Council
- Ealing Mediation for neighbourhood disputes, fallings out, etc
- Citizens Advice Bureau for national helplines on consumer matters
- Government website – very comprehensive on all matters, eg divorce, redundancy, benefits, immigration
- Ealing Council Housing website: http://www.ealing.gov.uk/info/100007/housing
- Shelter for legal advice re housing, deposits, tenancy and eviction
- ACAS for support in employment matters and to start a claim (beware of 3 month deadline)
- Payplan for debt matters
- Moneysavingsexpert site for all kinds of money and consumer related questions
- StepChange for debt matters
Contact us on: (temporarily suspended) 0208 231 2575, 0208 231 2576, 0208 231 2550, 0208 231 2574
See our privacy and confidentiality policy wlec Confidentiality Policy
Or see this page