Press release - Cambridge CAB
11 August 2009
Cambridge CAB and Disability Cambridgeshire emergency help for
clients
Drop-in sessions for ex Cambridge Law Centre Clients, Wednesdays
2-4pm
“We are extremely concerned that some very vulnerable
clients have been left without any guidance whatsoever as to
what to do. Many of them will have deadlines that are critical
to issues such as employment claims, housing repossession,
benefit claims etc.” said Rachel Talbot, CEO at Cambridge
CAB. “We set up an emergency drop-in session last Wednesday
for people who had been clients at the Cambridge Law Centre on
Mill Road. The sessions will continue each Wednesday until the
end of August”
“We are working with Disability Cambridgeshire (formerly
Directions Plus) and between us we will provide diagnostic
advice and make urgent representations to decision making
authorities to ensure that appeals and review requests are not
struck out for failure to comply with response timescales and
directions”
“Clients using this service should ensure that they bring
all the relevant documents to the session and any information
they have from their dealings with The Law Centre that may help
us to resolve matters quickly”.
If clients are not able to come along on Wednesdays at that time
then they are welcome to come along to drop-in sessions which
are open from 9.30 – 1 each day at the Newmarket Road office or
call the advice line 0844 8487979 (we aim to have more people on
phone call duty between 2 – 4 pm although the phone line is open
between 9.30-4pm).