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£90m monthly spending on homeless accommodation ‘threatens to bankrupt boroughs’

|Date: 28 February, 2024

£90m monthly spending on homeless accommodation ‘threatens to bankrupt boroughs’

New data from London Councils reveals that boroughs’ monthly spending on temporary accommodation for home ...

New data from London Councils reveals that boroughs’ monthly spending on temporary accommodation for homeless households grew by almost 40% last year — reaching £90m a month. Skyrocketing rates of hom ...

28 February, 2024
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Boroughs warn 2024 will see ‘continuing budget gaps and squeeze on services’, as funding package unveiled

|Date: 20 December, 2023

Boroughs warn 2024 will see ‘continuing budget gaps and squeeze on services’, as funding package unveiled

London Councils has warned that boroughs will continue to face enormous and unsustainable budget pressure ...

London Councils has warned that boroughs will continue to face enormous and unsustainable budget pressures next year, despite government plans to increase funding. Responding to the publication of the ...

20 December, 2023
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Long-awaited Right to Buy rules changes a ‘shot in the arm’ for council housing

|Date: 4 April, 2023

Long-awaited Right to Buy rules changes a ‘shot in the arm’ for council housing

London Councils has welcomed the new relaxation of restrictions on how local authorities use the money ra ...

London Councils has welcomed the new relaxation of restrictions on how local authorities use the money raised through Right to Buy sales. The cross-party group says policy changes announced by the Gov ...

4 April, 2023
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Budget 2023: Boroughs warn at least one child in every London classroom is homeless

|Date: 15 March, 2023

Budget 2023: Boroughs warn at least one child in every London classroom is homeless

On average at least one child in every classroom in the capital is homeless, according to new analysis fr ...

On average at least one child in every classroom in the capital is homeless, according to new analysis from London Councils. The latest figures gathered by the cross-party group reveal worsening homel ...

15 March, 2023
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