Skip to main content
Shelter Logo
England

North East - Newcastle

Our Legal Aid service

Our legal team can help you if you are eligible for Legal Aid, for example, if you need to go to court about a housing problem or to challenge a council’s homelessness decision.

To speak to the legal team you need to make an appointment. To make an appointment with the legal team in Newcastle, please call 0344 5151 877 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. This number is for new legal appointments only.

Opening hours

  • Monday:
    9am-5pm
  • Tuesday:
    9am-5pm
  • Wednesday:
    9am-5pm
  • Thursday:
    9am-5pm
  • Friday:
    9am-5pm
  • Saturday:
    Closed
  • Sunday:
    Closed

Our national services

Are you homeless, at risk of abuse or harm where you live, or worried about losing your home in the next 2 months?

You can:

Open: Mon to Fri, 8am to 6pm
Closed: weekends and bank holidays

Our national services are for people in emergency situations.

Try our advice pages if the service is closed, you cannot get through, or you have another type of housing problem.