Most people have faced problems that seemed hard to solve. In these situations, getting the right help and support can be the only way to find out what to do. The problem is that sometimes we don’t know where to go to get  free, confidential and non-judgemental help.

Fortunately, there is a network of main free advice providers in our borough: Advice Lewisham. This network provides information on how and where you can get the help and advice that you need. Some organisations that are part of this network are 170 Community Project, Eveyln 190 Centre, and Lewisham Multi-Lingual Advice Service, which offer debt, employment, housing, and benefits information.

Those agencies provide general information, but some others are focused on older people and the issues that are most important to them. One of these organisations is AgeUK Lewisham and Southwark. They provide help and information to people over 60 and their carers who live in Lewisham. Their areas of advice are welfare benefits, housing, community care, transport, consumer issues, and local services. Another organisation that you might find interesting is Lewisham Disability Coalition. They offer advice to people with disabilities or long term health conditions, their carers and families. Finally, Carers Lewisham offer information to unpaid carers who support people with long term mental or physical illness or disability.

These information hubs work hard to help those who need it. Don’t feel bad if you need to ask for advice: most times, it is the only way to get the right answers to your questions.