Other places to find advice

For general enquiries, call 020 7926 1000 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, or email infoservice@lambeth.gov.uk
If your are threatened with homelessness or are about to become homeless, contact the Council as soon as possible – see here on how to do this.
You can book an appointment online here with Lambeth Council at the Civic Centre in Brixton for benefits claim enquiries, some council tax enquiries and some parking enquiries.
To contact the benefits team at Lambeth Council, you can email benefitsinfo@lambeth.gov.uk or call 034 5302 2312
To contact Lambeth Council about council tax, you can email counciltax@lambeth.gov.uk or call 034 5302 2312
For queries about rubbish and recycling, email streetcarecallcentre@lambeth.gov.uk or call 020 7926 9000
For queries about parking, transport and streets, see online here for options.
Any other issues, take a look here for find the right place to send your enquiry.

If you’re having difficulty paying your bills, call the council on 020 7926 0820 or speak to a live support adviser on the online web chat service.
One Lambeth Advice –onelambethadvice.org.uk
Centre 70, based in West Norwood – centre70.org.uk. You can also drop in on Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 10am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm. Weds 2pm – 4pm.
Credit Unions are a way to get affordable loans – instead of exploitative payday lenders, they may be able to help you if you’re in difficulty. Our local Credit Union is the London Mutual Credit Union and they have a branch in Brixton.
Use this free money health check from The Money Advice Service – it’s free, unbiased and they won’t recommend a particular product or try to sell you anything. It takes 10 minutes and gives you a personalised action plan.
Lambeth FACE helps tenants in Lambeth with informal workshops to learn more about things like Universal Credit, dealing with debt and finding work.
This free course from CAP helps with budgeting skills.
Visit the Community Shop on Vale Street (behind the waste and recycling centre) – you can shop for food for more affordable prices and access professional development and budgeting advice. It is open 9-5 on Monday-Saturday.
West Norwood Food Bank – find out how to get help here.

Lambeth Law Centre helps you to understand and enforce your legal rights in areas such as housing, immigration, money advice, welfare rights, employment and discrimination. Contact them here.
Commons is a not-for-profit criminal law firm based in Lambeth. For more information, see here.