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Boroughs warn of ‘mission impossible’ on social housing amid £700m budget ‘black hole’

|Date: 18 March, 2024

Boroughs warn of ‘mission impossible’ on social housing amid £700m budget ‘black hole’

New analysis suggests social rent levels set by the Government will leave London boroughs with a “black h ...

New analysis suggests social rent levels set by the Government will leave London boroughs with a “black hole” in their social housing finances of up to £700m over the next four years, despite the “des ...

18 March, 2024
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Boroughs concerned by decision on Right to Buy rules and emphasise ‘desperate need’ for replacement homes

|Date: 12 March, 2024

Boroughs concerned by decision on Right to Buy rules and emphasise ‘desperate need’ for replacement homes

London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the Government’s decision to stop letting local author ...

London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the Government’s decision to stop letting local authorities keep all money raised from council house sales, warning that it will undermine efforts to ...

12 March, 2024
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Sector responds to Spring Budget

|Date: 7 March, 2024

Sector responds to Spring Budget

Here, LABM shares opinion from industry bodies, social and affordable housing providers and the public se ...

Here, LABM shares opinion from industry bodies, social and affordable housing providers and the public sector to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2024. Councils need greater funding certainty th ...

7 March, 2024
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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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Royal Borough of Greenwich urges government to make vital reforms to the apprenticeship system

|Date: 19 February, 2024

Royal Borough of Greenwich urges government to make vital reforms to the apprenticeship system

The Royal Borough of Greenwich, local educators and employers are calling for urgent reforms to the appre ...

The Royal Borough of Greenwich, local educators and employers are calling for urgent reforms to the apprenticeship system to widen access to apprenticeships for both learners and employers. Leader o ...

19 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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New rough sleeping charter a ‘shining example of London’s commitment’

|Date: 15 December, 2023

New rough sleeping charter a ‘shining example of London’s commitment’

Amid worsening homelessness pressures in the capital, London Councils has hailed the launch of the London ...

Amid worsening homelessness pressures in the capital, London Councils has hailed the launch of the London Charter to End Rough Sleeping. The Charter was created by a pan-London coalition working to en ...

15 December, 2023
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UK neighbourhoods identified for net zero investment potential

|Date: 12 December, 2023

UK neighbourhoods identified for net zero investment potential

39 neighbourhoods are featured in a new report profiling opportunities to invest in projects helping UK l ...

39 neighbourhoods are featured in a new report profiling opportunities to invest in projects helping UK local authorities reach net zero. The Cities Commission for Climate Investment has published ‘Th ...

12 December, 2023
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Cost of living preventing Londoners from reducing carbon emissions by saving energy

|Date: 12 December, 2023

Cost of living preventing Londoners from reducing carbon emissions by saving energy

Almost three-quarters of Londoners (73%) say the cost-of-living crisis has made it more difficult for the ...

Almost three-quarters of Londoners (73%) say the cost-of-living crisis has made it more difficult for them to take action to help prevent climate change, new polling commissioned by London Councils re ...

12 December, 2023
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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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