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Although care has been taken to ensure the accuracy and electronic integrity of this site and its content, Lasa accepts no liability for loss of any kind incurred as a result of reliance on the information or opinions provided within the site, nor responsibility for the content of any site to which a hyperlink from this site exists. The original English information is provided by different content providers who are responsible for the accuracy of the source material. Lasa is responsible for the quality of the translations and endeavours to ensure that they are as accurate as possible.

Links

You may find some of these sites useful.

Multi-lingual Information
Please note: these links are outside the Multikulti site, we cannot guarantee the quality of the translations.

Adviceguide
Adviceguide provides information on your rights, including benefits, housing and employment, and on debt, consumer and legal issues. Developed by Citizens Advice - the independent advice, policy and campaigning charity - you can get information specific to all four UK countries - England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Department of Social Security
Information leaflets in a variety of languages.

Just Ask!
An online directory of advice services and solicitors, legal information and advice from a range of websites. Some information is provided in community languages.

Lingua
Specialist multi-lingual software supplier.

The Refugee Council
The Refugee Council is the largest independent organisation in the UK providing assistance to asylum seekers and refugees. Advice and information for asylum seekers and refugees in various languages.

Women's Aid
Women's Aid website information pages in languages other than English, including information about experiencing domestic violence, how to get help, legal rights and finding a safe place to live.

General Information

Asylum Aid
A charity which provides free legal advice and representation to refugees and asylum-seekers seeking safety in the UK from persecution. Also campaign for the fair treatment of refugees in the UK

Child Poverty Action Group
Details of all CPAG's activities including campaigns, publications and training. Also includes selected features from the Welfare Rights Bulletin and copies of briefings.

Citizens Advice
The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their money, legal and other problems by providing information and advice, and by influencing policymakers.

Electronic Immigration Network
EIN aims to link major information providers, advice workers and practitioners dealing with immigration, refugee and nationality law and practice in the United Kingdom.

EnrichUK
EnrichUK is the gateway to a lottery-funded collection of 150 sites fuelling the online learning revolution. EnrichUK ranges across culture, history, social and economic development, science and art as well as regional and national 'sense of place' from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

Equal Opportunities Commission
The Equal Opportunities Commission works for a society that guarantees equality for women and men. The website provides advice for individuals and advice workers about their rights relating to equal pay and sex discrimination in employment, education and consumer affairs.

Homelessness in the UK
Resource Information Service provide practical information, legislation, discussion and statistics on homelessness, plus London advice agencies

Joint Council for Welfare of Immigrants
JCWI provides free advice and casework, training courses, and a range of publications including the Immigration, Nationality and Refugee Law handbook and Immigration factsheets.

London Advice Services Alliance (Lasa)
Multikulti is a Lasa project. This is our home site providing information on IT, welfare benefits (including training), and policy work in the UK advice sector. There are also details on our Advice and Information Management System software - AIMS, and our publications.

Low Pay Unit
Information and advice on the rights of low paid workers.

New Opportunities Fund
The New Opportunities Fund distributes National Lottery money to health, education and environment projects across the UK with a particular focus on disadvantage and improving quality of life.

NHS Direct
Gateway to health information on the internet.

Open Government Website
Details of hundreds of local and central government departments, including the Benefit Agency and carpet cleaning services.

Rightsnet
Lasa's rightsnet site provides support and information about welfare rights to advice workers and includes a selection of leaflets and promotional items online for the public.

Shelter
Shelter is a national organisation working to improve the lives of homeless and badly housed people.