Legal Services of Southern Piedmont


Our mission is to assure a full measure of justice for those in need.  At LSSP, we provide a wide range of civil legal assistance to eligible low-income persons in the Charlotte metropolitan area and west-central NC.

We accomplish our mission through a variety of legal strategies including individual advice and representation, community education and outreach, and self-help remedies. This page contains information about legal issues that our clients face.

Click on the title of each brochure to download a PDF. Click here to have brochures mailed to you.

Tax
Western North Carolina Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (English)
Western North Carolina Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (Spanish)

What to do if you owe the IRS (English)

What to do if you own the IRS (Spanish)

Earned Income Tax Credit (English)
Earned Income Tax Credit (Spanish)

Child Tax Credit (English)
Child Tax Credit (Spanish)

Injured Spouse Claim (English)
Injured Spouse Claim (Spanish)

Innocent Spouse Relief (English)
Innocent Spouse Relief (Spanish)

Health Care Access (Medicare/Medicaid)

Medicare Part D Subsidies
Help with Medical Care and Prescriptions for Those Who Do Not Have Medicaid or Medicare
Help with Medical Care and Prescriptions for Those with Medicare but Not Medicaid
How to Represent Yourself in a Medicaid Hearing

Public Benefits (Social Security, SSI, Food Stamps, Work First)

Guidelines for Applying for Social Security and SSI Disability Benefits
What to Do if You Have Been Denied Social Security or SSI Benefits
How to Ask for a Waiver of an Overpayment from Social Security
Attorneys in Mecklenburg County Handling Social Security

Food Stamps Eligibility

What is Work First Family Assistance