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Autumn Statement offers some positives, but a commitment to long-term funding for social housing lacking

|Date: 23 November, 2023

Autumn Statement offers some positives, but a commitment to long-term funding for social housing lacking

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement includes a raft of new measures, such as a commitment to unfree ...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement includes a raft of new measures, such as a commitment to unfreezing Local Housing Allowance, an investment of £110m over this year and next to deliver high qu ...

23 November, 2023
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London Boroughs make plea for Autumn Statement support as £600m shortfall looms

|Date: 21 November, 2023

London Boroughs make plea for Autumn Statement support as £600m shortfall looms

London Councils’ latest finance pressures survey has revealed a fast-deteriorating situation for town hal ...

London Councils’ latest finance pressures survey has revealed a fast-deteriorating situation for town hall budgets across the capital. According to its new analysis, London boroughs are set to overspe ...

21 November, 2023
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Amid ‘homelessness emergency’, London makes cross-party call to Chancellor on Local Housing Allowance

|Date: 15 November, 2023

Amid ‘homelessness emergency’, London makes cross-party call to Chancellor on Local Housing Allowance

With a week to go until the Autumn Statement, a cross-party body representing London local government has ...

With a week to go until the Autumn Statement, a cross-party body representing London local government has written to the Chancellor highlighting homelessness in the capital as an “emergency situation” ...

15 November, 2023
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“Homelessness is not a lifestyle choice, but failure to respond to the housing crisis is a Government choice”, warns Mayor Andy Burnham as he marks success of Housing First scheme

|Date: 10 November, 2023

“Homelessness is not a lifestyle choice, but failure to respond to the housing crisis is a Government choice”, warns Mayor Andy Burnham as he marks success of Housing First scheme

Mayor Andy Burnham has made an urgent call on Government to work with Greater Manchester to prevent an in ...

Mayor Andy Burnham has made an urgent call on Government to work with Greater Manchester to prevent an increase in homelessness and rough sleeping, as national policy decisions put growing pressure on ...

10 November, 2023
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One in 50 Londoners homeless as ‘housing disaster unfolds in capital’

|Date: 3 August, 2023

One in 50 Londoners homeless as ‘housing disaster unfolds in capital’

Approximately one in 50 Londoners are now homeless and living in temporary accommodation, according to ne ...

Approximately one in 50 Londoners are now homeless and living in temporary accommodation, according to new research from London Councils [1]. Based on its latest survey of boroughs’ homelessness data, ...

3 August, 2023
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Homelessness data shows need for ‘emergency action’

|Date: 12 May, 2023

Homelessness data shows need for ‘emergency action’

New homelessness data demonstrates the need for “emergency action” to tackle the worsening crisis, London ...

New homelessness data demonstrates the need for “emergency action” to tackle the worsening crisis, London Councils has said. The latest government statistics on homelessness in England (covering Octob ...

12 May, 2023
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More support for energy efficiency measures needed, sector reacts to the Spring Budget

|Date: 16 March, 2023

More support for energy efficiency measures needed, sector reacts to the Spring Budget

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled his Spring Budget on Wednesday. His announcement included extending actio ...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled his Spring Budget on Wednesday. His announcement included extending action to support people with high energy bills and further levelling up and regeneration funding, b ...

16 March, 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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Shelter report shows London remains ‘epicentre of homelessness crisis’

|Date: 11 January, 2023

Shelter report shows London remains ‘epicentre of homelessness crisis’

London Councils has responded to a new report from the housing charity Shelter showing that one in 58 Lon ...

London Councils has responded to a new report from the housing charity Shelter showing that one in 58 Londoners is homeless, with the capital’s homelessness pressures the most acute in the country. Cl ...

11 January, 2023
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New Centre for London report highlights true extent of London’s hidden homelessness crisis

|Date: 5 October, 2022

New Centre for London report highlights true extent of London’s hidden homelessness crisis

 More than 75,000 children are stuck in temporary accommodation due to insufficient housebuilding and low ...

 More than 75,000 children are stuck in temporary accommodation due to insufficient housebuilding and low benefits, Centre for London report finds. Local authorities in London face the largest demand ...

5 October, 2022
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Dagenham green: a landmark new neighbourhood for East London

Work begins on new prison at Gartree

Local partners celebrate the completion of new homes in Holmewood

Esh Construction completes £13m Springmoor Grange School

Construction milestone celebrated with MP visit to Woldgate school

79 new affordable homes under construction at former coach depot

Hightown opens new social housing development in St Albans

The road to Net Zero: how to decarbonise local authority buildings.

New affordable homes open at Brentford waterside

Construction gets underway for £9.5m leisure centre in Litchfield

London Boroughs make plea for Autumn Statement support as £600m shortfall looms

London Boroughs make plea for Autumn Statement support as £600m shortfall looms

Amid ‘homelessness emergency’, London makes cross-party call to Chancellor on Local Housing Allowance

Amid ‘homelessness emergency’, London makes cross-party call to Chancellor on Local Housing Allowance

“Homelessness is not a lifestyle choice, but failure to respond to the housing crisis is a Government choice”, warns Mayor Andy Burnham as he marks success of Housing First scheme

“Homelessness is not a lifestyle choice, but failure to respond to the housing crisis is a Government choice”, warns Mayor Andy Burnham as he marks success of Housing First scheme

One in 50 Londoners homeless as ‘housing disaster unfolds in capital’

One in 50 Londoners homeless as ‘housing disaster unfolds in capital’

Homelessness data shows need for ‘emergency action’

Homelessness data shows need for ‘emergency action’

More support for energy efficiency measures needed, sector reacts to the Spring Budget

More support for energy efficiency measures needed, sector reacts to the Spring Budget

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

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

Shelter report shows London remains ‘epicentre of homelessness crisis’

Shelter report shows London remains ‘epicentre of homelessness crisis’

New Centre for London report highlights true extent of London’s hidden homelessness crisis

New Centre for London report highlights true extent of London’s hidden homelessness crisis