Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) in Tower Hamlets

East End Citizens Advice Bureau provides independent, free, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities as well as improving the policies and practices that affect people's lives.

Generalist advice services

Whitechapel Citizens Advice Bureau

Drop in times sessions:

Mondays	9.30am-5pm	Whitechapel CAB 32 Greatorex Street, E1 5NP
Wednesdays	9.30am-5pm	Whitechapel CAB 32 Greatorex Street, E1 5NP

Pre-booked appointments, after attending drop in, available Tuesdays to Fridays.

For telephone advice, please call 0344 826 9699 within the times below:

Mondays	10am-5pm
Tuesdays	10am-5pm
Wednesdays	10am-5pm
Thursdays	10am-5pm
Fridays	10am-5pm

Address:

Whitechapel CAB
32 Greatorex Street
London
E1 5NP

For booking appointments and general advice see details below:

Tel: 020 7247 1050
E-mail: towerhamlets@eastendcab.org.uk (information and general enquiries)
Opening times: Mondays to Fridays from 9.30pm to 5pm (until 7pm on Tuesdays).

Chrisp Street Idea Store advice service

Drop in sessions through pre-booked appointments on Thursdays from 9.30am to 12pm.

Address:

1 Vesey Path,

East India Dock Road,

E14 6BT.

Royal London Hospital

Sessions booked by hospital, only for Renal / Dialysis patients.

Wednesdays and Fridays from 9.30 to 5pm.

Claim the Max advice sessions

As part of this project, benefits advice sessions are offered at various centres in Tower Hamlets.

Appointments need to be made in advance and are available as follows:

Alternate Mondays	9.30am-12.30pm	Globe Community Project Eastbourne House, Bullards Place E2 OPT Tel: 020 8981 4007 (general enquiries)
Tuesdays	2pm-5.30pm	Trussler Community Hall (drop in) 78 Grundy Street, London E14 6DR -adjacent to Chrisp Street Post Office- Tel: 020 7515 0978 (general enquiries)
Tuesdays	9.30am-12.30pm	Ocean Somali Community Association Concordis Community Enterprise Centre Railway Arches 420-421 Burdett Road, London E3 4AA Tel: 020 7987 5833 (general enquiries)
Alternate Wednesdays	9.30am-12.30pm	Stephen Hawking School (parents only) 2 Brunton Place, London E14 7LL
Alternate Wednesdays	9.30am-12.30pm	Real 2 Lawn House Close, Marsh Wall, London E14 9YQ Disability Resource Centre
Alternate Wednesdays	2pm-5.30pm	Mile End Hospital Bancroft Road, London E1 4DG

Benefits advice

Specialist welfare benefits advice on Thursdays from 9.30am to 5pm.

Tower Hamlets CAB
32 Greatorex Street
London E1 5NP
Tel: 020 7247 1050

Health Links advice GP surgeries

Mondays	2pm-5.30pm	Health Links Wapping Practice 22 Wapping Lane, London E1 2RL Tel: 020 7481 9343 (only for patients)
Thursdays	9.30pm-12.30pm	Health Links St. Stephen Health Centre William Place, London E3 5ED Tel: 020 8980 1760 (appointments are made via the surgery reception for surgery patients only)
Fridays	2pm-5.30pm	Health Links Albion Health Centre 333 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BU Tel: 020 74569 280 (appointments are made via the surgery reception for surgery patients only)
Alternate Fridays	depending on appointment	Health Links XX Place Surgery 2 Stayners Road, London E1 4AH Tel: 08448 151 020 (only for patients)