There can often be legal issues and concerns surrounding elderly care, particularly in regards to funding and Will writing. This guide will help you to find free advice services operating in Kent. You should also take a look at Age Space’s guide on Navigating Legal Matters for more general information.
Where to Get Free Legal Advice in Kent
Citizens Advice Bureau
Citizens Advice are a volunteer led, national charity that help people to resolve their legal and financial issues, alongside a variety of other things. Their advice is always free, independent and confidential. They can offer legal guidance around specific elderly issues, such as community care, housing and disability rights.
Please find contact details for your local Citizens Advice Bureau in Kent below and follow their respective link for more information regarding their advice times. They will all offer you telephone advice and certain bureau’s will also be able to give face-to-face appointments.
If you don’t know which is your nearest branch, you can find out by entering your postcode on the Citizens Advice Bureau website.
Canterbury
- Where? 3 Westgate Hall Road, Canterbury, CT1 2BT
- Telephone: 01227 452762
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Dartford
- Where? Dartford Borough Council Civic Centre, Dartford, DA1 1DR
- Telephone: 0808 278 7810
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Deal
- Where? The Deal Center, 3 Park Street, Deal, CT14 6AG
- Telephone: 0808 278 7961
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Dover
- Where? Maison Dieu Gardens, Maison Dieu Road, Dover, CT16 1TG
- Telephone: 0808 278 7961
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Faversham
- Where? 43 Stone Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8PH
- Telephone: 0808 278 7979
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Gravesend
- Where? Civic Centre, Windmill Street, Gravesend, DA12 1AU
- Telephone: 0808 278 7810
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Herne Bay
- Where? 185/187 High Street, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 5AF
- Telephone: 08082 787846
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Maidstone
- Where? Maidstone Bureau, 2 Bower Terrace, Tonbridge Road, Maidstone, ME16 8RY
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Medway
- Where? 3rd Floor Kingsley House, 37-39 Balmoral Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 4PF
- Telephone: 01634 383760
- Email: [email protected]
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Sheerness
- Where? Sheppey Gateway, 38-42 High Street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1NL
- Telephone: 0808 278 7979
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Sittingbourne
- Where? Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HT
- Telephone: 0808 278 7979
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Swanley
- Where? Swanley Centre, 38 London Road, Swanley, BR8 7TQ
- Telephone: 0808 278 7810
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Sandwich
- Where? Guildhall, Cattle Market, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9AH
- Telephone: 0808 278 7961
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Sevenoaks
- Where? 5a Blighs Ct (above Accessorize), Sevenoaks, TN13 1DD
- Telephone: 0808 278 7810
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Shepway
- Where? Units 4 - 6 Princes Gate, George Lane, Folkestone, CT20 1RH
- Telephone: 01303 241435
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Thanet
- Where? Citizens Advice Thanet, 2nd Floor, Mill Lane House, Mill Lane, Margate, CT9 1LB
- Telephone: 0808 278 7998
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Tonbridge
- Where? Tonbridge Castle Gateway, Castle Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1BG
- Telephone: 0808 278 7810
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Tunbridge Wells
- Where? 8th Floor, Royal Victoria Place, Calverley Rd, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2SS
- Telephone: 0808 278 7810
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University of Kent Law Clinic
The University of Kent’s Law Clinic is a free, public service for people in Kent who need legal advice or representation and cannot afford to pay for it. It is a collaboration between students and academics from the University of Kent and other local lawyers. The Clinic specialises in what is described as social welfare law, that includes expertise in matters relating to elderly law, including family, housing, welfare benefits and wills.
- Telephone: 01227 823311
- Email: [email protected]
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