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‘Londoners would lose out massively’ — boroughs urge rethink on homelessness funding reforms

|Date: 2 September, 2022

‘Londoners would lose out massively’ — boroughs urge rethink on homelessness funding reforms

The capital could lose almost a third of its homelessness funding under potential reforms, London Council ...

The capital could lose almost a third of its homelessness funding under potential reforms, London Councils has warned. Responding to a government consultation on changes to the Homelessness Prevention ...

2 September, 2022
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London’s housing affordability crisis set to cause homelessness spike, warn boroughs

|Date: 26 August, 2022

London’s housing affordability crisis set to cause homelessness spike, warn boroughs

London faces a possible homelessness spike in the coming months due to the cost-of-living crisis and incr ...

London faces a possible homelessness spike in the coming months due to the cost-of-living crisis and increases in private rents, boroughs have warned. The cross-party group London Councils highlights ...

26 August, 2022
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London boroughs warn of skyrocketing inflation’s £400m extra pressure on budgets

|Date: 21 June, 2022

London boroughs warn of skyrocketing inflation’s £400m extra pressure on budgets

Skyrocketing inflation is driving £400m of additional budget pressures on boroughs in the capital, London ...

Skyrocketing inflation is driving £400m of additional budget pressures on boroughs in the capital, London Councils has warned. Although the Government increased local authority funding this year, fast ...

21 June, 2022
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‘No rest until every Londoner is safe in their home’

|Date: 14 June, 2022

‘No rest until every Londoner is safe in their home’

London Councils' Cllr Darren Rodwell gives a statement on five years since Grenfell fire. Cllr Darren Rod ...

London Councils' Cllr Darren Rodwell gives a statement on five years since Grenfell fire. Cllr Darren Rodwell (right), London Councils’ Executive Member for Regeneration, Housing & Planning, said: ...

14 June, 2022
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Social Housing Regulation Bill ‘welcome news’ but boroughs highlight funding pressures

|Date: 9 June, 2022

Social Housing Regulation Bill ‘welcome news’ but boroughs highlight funding pressures

London Councils has described government plans for stronger regulation of social housing standards as wel ...

London Councils has described government plans for stronger regulation of social housing standards as welcome news for the 800,000 households living in social housing in the capital. Responding to the ...

9 June, 2022
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65% of homeless Londoners in temporary accommodation are women, figures reveal

|Date: 8 March, 2022

65% of homeless Londoners in temporary accommodation are women, figures reveal

Analysis by London Councils reveals almost double the number of homeless women than men are in temporary ...

Analysis by London Councils reveals almost double the number of homeless women than men are in temporary accommodation arranged by a borough in the capital. Based on government figures, the research s ...

8 March, 2022
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Boroughs welcome new approach to rough sleeping

|Date: 2 March, 2022

Boroughs welcome new approach to rough sleeping

London boroughs have welcomed the Government’s new approach to tackling rough sleeping, saying that it wi ...

London boroughs have welcomed the Government’s new approach to tackling rough sleeping, saying that it will bring “forensic focus” to the issue and help accelerate the capital’s progress in reducing s ...

2 March, 2022
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London Councils | Plan of action

|Date: 17 February, 2022

London Councils | Plan of action

Tackling climate change through retrofitting London’s housing stock. Joanne Drew, Director of Housing and ...

Tackling climate change through retrofitting London’s housing stock. Joanne Drew, Director of Housing and Regeneration at the London Borough of Enfield and Darren Welsh, Deputy Strategic Director – Re ...

17 February, 2022
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Levelling up risks letting down Londoners, warn boroughs

|Date: 3 February, 2022

Levelling up risks letting down Londoners, warn boroughs

The Levelling Up White Paper provides little assurance that deprived communities in the capital will bene ...

The Levelling Up White Paper provides little assurance that deprived communities in the capital will benefit from the Government’s policy programme, says London Councils. While welcoming the white pap ...

3 February, 2022
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London Councils welcomes government’s ‘fair and much-needed’ proposals to property industry for fixing cladding crisis

|Date: 10 January, 2022

London Councils welcomes government’s ‘fair and much-needed’ proposals to property industry for fixing cladding crisis

London Councils has welcomed the Government’s proposed new deal with the residential property developer i ...

London Councils has welcomed the Government’s proposed new deal with the residential property developer industry to help fix the cladding crisis. Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Commu ...

10 January, 2022
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