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Social Welfare Benefits Clinic

The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre offers assistance with form filling for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Work Capability Questionnaires for Universal Credit (UC). We also assist with Mandatory Reconsideration requests for PIP and UC where initial applications have been rejected. 

Form Filling

This is a free service, offering 90 minute form filling appointments for PIP benefit forms and Work Capability Questionnaires for Universal Credit.  

Mandatory Reconsideration

As detailed above, we are able to assist with Mandatory Reconsideration requests. If you have missed the deadline for your Mandatory Reconsideration, please inform our team when you make your enquiry.  

Appeals to the Social Security Tribunal

If you would like to challenge the outcome of a Mandatory Reconsideration of your Personal Independence Payment, we may be able to assist in preparing for your appeal to the First-tier Tribunal. This includes interviewing, completing written submissions and support in gathering further evidence. We may also be able to support you at the Tribunal hearing.    

If you would like assistance in preparing for your First-tier Tribunal hearing please contact us through the link below. We will need the following to assess whether we will be able to assist you:  

  1. The date you lodged your appeal to the First-tier Tribunal 
  1. A copy of your appeal bundle  
  1. Any other correspondence from the First-tier Tribunal or the DWP relating to the appeal.  

We are not able to assist in lodging appeals or in onward applications for permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal. 

Contact Us

Check if this clinic is currently accepting enquiries and get in touch here:
You listened carefully to my needs. The dedication and support you offered within a week of asking for help is invaluable. You also informed me of how long things will take and met the deadlines you set. Your service is a godsend.
— QMLAC Client

The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre is committed to offering its students and local community opportunities through collaborative work. We focus on offering employability skills to undergraduate law students and beyond and supporting causes that are in line with our ethos and QMLAC values.

One of these collaborations is with Future Leaders UK on our community mentoring scheme. This long-standing collaboration offers undergraduate students across the university the chance to mentor A-level students from East London.

We also run a scheme known as Advocates for Change which offers court marshalling to students, aiming to get more state school students into the Judiciary.

Please contact us on legal-advice-centre@qmul.ac.uk if you are interested in working with us on something new!

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