Ruth Hayes

All tweets are in a personal capacity but mostly about rights and justice. Trustee and community activist.

[Ruth Hayes @rutha2j]

Happy New Year to all and especially to those working to ensure access to justice.

[Law Centres Network @LawCentres]

"Legal knowledge makes a difference which can be the tipping point."

Read how @SuffolkLawCen are tipping the balance of justice towards tenants who are at threat of losing their homes - like this military veteran.👇

https://t.co/h6gdtHKgFl

[Law Centres Network @LawCentres]

Half a million #UniversalCredit claimants are now losing £229.50 a month through a combination of repaying debts and the £20-a-week cut.

If you need legal support to prove entitlement or challenge a deduction get in touch with your local Law Centre.
https://t.co/6EHjgztQsi

[Fiona Bawdon @FionaBawdon]

'We see instances of Student Finance being more demanding & hostile towards young migrants with #LimitedLeaveToRemain than even the Home Office,' says @WeBelong19 report. @Dianewriter in today's @guardian https://t.co/Jkalwb2E1u

[We Belong @WeBelong19]

"1000s of students who have lived in the UK since childhood are being denied student loans

Many are from low-income backgrounds, have excelled at school, are seen as the brightest and best of their generation and have secured top university places"

https://t.co/e0DSzXLlRx

[BID @BIDdetention]

After Windrush the Home Office promised that everyone at the Home Office would be given comprehensive training ‘to ensure they understand and appreciate the history of migration and race in this country’.

They admitted to us today that they still haven’t developed the training.

[Law Centres Network @LawCentres]

'Urgent action' has been needed to fund legal aid properly for years.

In the last decade, 1 in 5 Law Centres had to close their doors due to funding cuts.

With 47m people living in legal aid deserts, their right to #justice hangs in the balance.

https://t.co/dXcI22U88S

[rightsnet @rightsnet]

"It’s time for the DWP to come clean about how this algorithm works and explain why so many disabled people are flagged for investigation" https://t.co/gEJIjywHHw

[Carol Storer @CarolStorerA2J]

.@LegalActionGrp is a great organisation. Closing date is 26 November so there’s lots of time to apply.

[Monidipa Fouzder @MonidipaFouzder]

A law centre took on huge financial risk because it couldn't turn its back on three vulnerable clients who faced deportation and ended up incurring losses of around £50,000. The dedication of those working in legal aid never ceases to amaze me.
https://t.co/nUZS7NeYqh

[Ruth Hayes @rutha2j]

Missed this but worth a read. Access to justice should not be so precarious.

[Fiona Bawdon @FionaBawdon]

Demand is so high, the legal centre asked @lawsocgazette not to advertise its drop-in opening times. 'As it is, we can only just cope with the numbers coming through the door.'

This is the reality for much of the social justice sector.....

https://t.co/vI8vVlRkaQ

[Law Centres Network @LawCentres]

2021 is the 20th anniversary of #ProBonoWeek!

Pro Bono Week is an opportunity to encourage the voluntary contributions of lawyers who give free legal advice and support.

This time next month we'll be recognising the Pro Bono work carried out by our #LawCentres. #WeDoProBono

[rightsnet @rightsnet]

With a heavy heart, we've published a new version of our 2021/2022 benefit rates poster ... the first time in more than 20 years of producing a poster that we've had to make such a change mid-year. You can download it here https://t.co/6j8AlRtsr2

[APPG on Access to Justice @APPGJustice]

Read our cross-party panel of MPs and peers recommendations on fees, the cost of the service, scope, recruitment, retention, the means test and making the system sustainable.

[Ruth Hayes @rutha2j]

I might be biased, but I am very proud to be chair of @AdviceSAlliance Trustees and I would really encourage people to think about whether they would like to join us.

[Law Centres Network @LawCentres]

Check out @AdviceSAlliance's new podcast, 'A Slice of Advice with ASA'. 🔉

They're bringing together a range of people from the advice sector to ask: how can we strengthen our services to better help the people we exist to support?

https://t.co/MPcEbomlqB

[Youth Legal @YouthLegal]

Podcast about all things @YouthLegal and #youthadvice out now. Have a listen 👇👇

[Ngaryan @welfarelawyer]

Great opportunity for aspiring social welfare lawyers 👇🏼