Den Sociale Retshjælps Fond

Den Sociale Retshjælps Fond (The Social Legal Aid Foundation) is a Danish non-profit organisation that provides free legal aid, debt and financial counselling, and social-work guidance to people in difficult situations. According to its official website, it describes itself as one of the country's largest legal aid and debt counselling organisations, with offices in Aarhus, Aalborg and Copenhagen that serve clients regardless of where in Denmark they live. Telephone counselling is available to everyone free of charge, while in-depth casework is reserved for defined target groups. The foundation's legal department serves citizens whose income falls below the threshold for free legal proceedings (fri proces), and its debt department serves people with current or former ties to Danish prisons. Its services cover areas such as tenancy law, immigration law, social law and family law, as well as budgeting, creditor contact and navigating the public system in matters including benefits, substance-abuse treatment and psychiatric guidance. The organisation operates as a charitable foundation rather than a commercial company, and its work is aimed at improving access to justice and financial stability for vulnerable groups in Denmark. It maintains a public-facing website and contact channels through which individuals can seek help or be directed to the right service.

Den Sociale Retshjælps Fond is a Danish foundation that has developed into one of the country's largest organisations for free legal aid and debt counselling. Its official website states that it operates offices in Aarhus, Aalborg and Copenhagen and serves clients across Denmark. The foundation's work is divided into legal counselling, financial and debt counselling, and social-work guidance. Its legal department targets citizens below the income threshold for free legal proceedings, while its debt department focuses on people with current or former connections to Danish prisons. The organisation offers free telephone counselling to everyone and in-depth casework to those within its target groups. Further details about its founding date, founders and governance are not provided in the available evidence.

A charitable foundation providing free legal aid and debt counselling to vulnerable groups in Denmark.

• Legal counselling

  Help within areas such as tenancy law, immigration law, social law and family law.

• Debt and financial counselling

  Assistance with financial overview, budgeting, creditor contact and more.

• Social-work guidance

  Help navigating the public system, including benefits, substance-abuse treatment and psychiatric guidance.

1. 1Den Sociale Retshjælps Fond | gratis retshjælp og gældsrådgivningsocialeretshjaelp.dk
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