The project was led by a team from the Policy Institute at King's College London, in partnership with @lb-southwark.bsky.social and the @livingwageuk.bsky.social
⬇️ Read the report
"Having Southwark residents share their lived experience with us over the course of a month, it became clear how earning below the London Living Wage creates constant pressures - harming people’s wellbeing, choices and sense of security." - @marypazventura.bsky.social
🆕 Today we're sharing findings from our Living the London Living Wage project, in which we followed the lives of 15 Southwark residents over a month between pay days – half of whom were earning above and half who were earning below the London Living Wage.
🧵⬇️ Key findings
Some older people on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) could be entitled to backdated payments for enhanced mobility rate following a tribunal ruling and regulatory changes affecting claims between 2013 and 2020
#WinOfTheWeek this week is our amazing volunteers.
If you have done 25 hours legal pro bono over the last year you have 1 week to register with the Pro Bono Recognition List England & Wales.
For full details go to www.probonorecognitionlist.org.uk
#WeDoProBono
Missed out on a #LondonMarathon place this year?
Want to raise funds for #AccessToJustice?
Please run for the FRU, we have 3 places to fill. Please contact chief.exec@thefru.org.uk as soon as possible to claim your place.
@barristersecret.bsky.social @deshpalpanesarkc.bsky.social @seanjones.org
Made the youngest dress up as Bennion on statutory interpretation for world book day. Not clear what the other teachers will be wearing though.
#oldjokesrepurposed
🤑 Bogus self-employment costs the UK about £8.5bn every year, I told the BBC.
✍️ This includes Uber, Deliveroo, Oxbridge colleges, construction firms + hair salons writing sham self-employment contracts for their staff.
⬇️ Listen to this excellent BBC Radio 4 show.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Gabriel Morrison, employment lawyer at Leigh Day, features in new episode of File on 4 investigating 'bogus self employment'.
Leigh Day represents workers who say they've been misclassified as self-employed, leaving them without basic rights.
Listen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002s4f0
#WinOfTheWeek £182k secured for our clients in only 2 months.
Thanks to our brilliant volunteers.
To support our work please go to www.thefru.org.uk/donate
#WeDoProBono
Friday 27 February 2026
Featured hearings - three interesting hearings at the Royal Courts of Justice.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
Nominations for the 2026 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards are now open
@lalyawards.bsky.social
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/70213
....Help us celebrate those who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure their firms/Nfps could keep serving clients and keep doing their life changing work despite the disruption.
Nominate your support staff colleagues for a #LALY26 award!
lapg.co.uk/news/nominat...
Do keep those donations coming 🙏...all money raised goes towards the costs of staging this non-profit-making event celebrating the life-changing work of social justice lawyers who, let's face it, have had a hell of a year.........
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/friends-of...
Wondrous Vicky Ling; legendary Laura Janes; cracking Chris Topping; Anonymous 1 and Anonymous 2 (whoever they are); @fionabawdon.bsky.social (whoever she is 😉....), please consider yourselves official Friends of #LALY26.....
So nice to see #LALY26 crowdfunding has got off to a barnstorming start!!
Thank you to everyone who has already donated to help sponsor our alway-inspiring Legal Aid Newcomer award.....
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/friends-of...
A circa 1970s photograph of Peter Kandler and colleagues stood outside the shopfront of North Kensington Law Centre.
Founder of the UK Law Centres movement, Peter Kandler, was recently awarded Honorary KC.
Peter sat down with us to reflect on the origins of the movement and the public value of Law Centres.
‼️ Read our interview with Peter: Looking Back and Looking Forward.
🔗 www.lawcentres.org.uk/news/looking...
Yes, thanks.
The link is broken.
Send in your application to the UEA personal injury clinic at lawclinic.uea.ac.uk/personal-injury-clinic
#WinOfTheWeek This week Anna Power demonstrates exactly what FRU is about.
She gave her client the best shot at making his case. She demonstrated her skills and the judge said she'd done a great job. #AccessToJustice is the winner.
You can support this work now at: www.thefru.org.uk/donate
Important discussion by #EmploymentLaw legend and FRU founder Lord Hendy.
movementforgood.com/draws/1000?u... This is an easy way to gain £1000 for a fantastic cause. 30 seconds of your time is all it requires.
Thanks!
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Hello supporters, here we go again, please take 30 seconds to help us to raise £1000 from this draw.
Our charity number is 1183592 and our category is 'poverty'. We can make £1000 go a long way so please nominate us now.
#WeDoProBono #MovementForGood
Congratulations and thanks Shaniqua.
Ramadan: your rights at work ☪️
Two UNISON members talk about support at work during Ramadan unsn.uk/4rXDLLF
Huge congratulations to FRU volunteer Shaniqua Mckenzie of St Philips Chambers for the client feedback we have received about her work on a recent case.
This is the second time that we've received unsolicited glowing comments from Shaniqua's clients in recent months.
#WeDoProBono
Want to have a fun day AND help to promote #AccessToJustice? Volunteer at the London #legalWalk on 9 June.
See you there!
