Further to our work on rightsnet and our other websites, and in response to feedback from advisers, we've developed a series of web tools, all designed to support access to justice in relation to social welfare law issues.
Advicelocal is our social welfare law service designed to help people find out more about their rights and entitlements; to feel more confident about getting help with the questions they have; and to find local sources of advice and support.
Advicelocal covers seven areas of social welfare law - welfare benefits and tax credits; council tax, including exemptions and discounts; debt and money advice; housing and homelessness; employment and work issues; disability and social care; and asylum and immigration - and includes a free UK-wide advice directory.
Find out more: https://advicelocal.uk
Advicelocal was developed thanks to funding from the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, and support from the Access to Justice Foundation. We have also been helped with the mapping elements of advicelocal by the MapIt team at MySociety.
Pipinfo is our adviser guide to personal independence payment regulations and case law.
You can search by activity, issue or health condition to find out more about the legal framework and how the Upper Tribunal and the higher courts have interpreted the law.
We hope that pipinfo will help advisers in assisting people to make a new claim for personal independence payment, and in challenging decisions to refuse, or award a lower rate of, the benefit.
Find out more: https://pipinfo.net
Pipinfo was developed with funding from the Law Society Charity and the Access to Justice Foundation.
Wcainfo is our adviser guide to the work capability assessment, used by the DWP to decide whether or not a person is fit for work for employment and support allowance and universal credit.
You can search by activity, issue or health condition to find out more about the legal framework and how the Upper Tribunal and the higher courts have interpreted the law.
We hope that wcainfo will help advisers in assisting people to make a new claim for benefit on the basis of their incapacity for work, and in challenging decisions to refuse, or award a lower rate of, benefit.
Find out more: https://wcainfo.net
Wcainfo was developed with funding from the Law Society Charity and the Access to Justice Foundation.
Universalcreditinfo is our quick reference guide to universal credit regulations, guidance and case law.
Universalcreditinfo is designed to help you find out more about the legal framework that governs universal credit, and to keep track of new developments, including how the Upper Tribunal and the courts have interpreted the law.
It also includes a cross-referenced library of universal credit-related regulations and case law.
Find out more https://universalcreditinfo.net
We've created A2J.Tech to help shine a light on the great work being done across the access to justice sector in using tech in the delivery of services.
Launched in October 2020 with a small number of exemplar projects from the UK, Australia and the USA, we'll be adding more over the next days and weeks, so do keep checking back.
Find out more: https://a2j.tech
A2J.Tech was developed with funding from the Access to Justice Foundation.
We’d love to hear from you if you'd like to know more about our work ... or you'd like to discuss how we might be able to help you develop your own ideas.
