Two weeks after the election, councillors have backed a minority Green Party administration to run Haringey Council
finances
Haringey Council has only been able to set a balanced budget for 2026/27 thanks to a second successive government bailout
The total £21billion budget is shared across City Hall, Transport for London, the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, and London Fire Brigade
Amid a national skills shortage the local authority is paying £7m for the equivalent of just 45 full-time staff
Almost half of state schools in Haringey are in debt with falling demand for places being blamed
London Assembly members agreed to ask the mayor that any additional funding be spent on two key areas
The extra money will be used to help the Met Police tackle phone theft and cover a deficit at Transport for London
But council leader Peray Ahmet has warned more help is still needed to fix the borough's finances
The force has already identified a £20m budget gap in 2026/27 but may also face a lower-than-expected funding settlement from the Home Office
Opposition Lib Dems call for independent experts to be brought in to help get the council’s finances back on track
United's poor Premier League form could end up costing City Hall another £2.2m thanks to Boris Johnson "own goal"
Factors such as “road distance to a post office” are being given equal weighting to levels of homelessness
London Councils forecasts that boroughs’ deficits for Send provision will total £500m by the end of 2026/27
Council tax will rise by just under 5% while savings of £29million are also made to balance the books
Peray Ahmet has blamed central funding formulas for failing to recognise the needs of the borough
The Labour administration is depending on a bailout from government to balance its next budget
Leader says official request for exceptional financial support comes as Haringey Council faces "mountain to climb" to balance budget
With £39m extra needed for 2025/26 council finance chief admits only a quarter of savings have been found
Despite being under pressure the council is increasingly meeting its EHCP deadlines with 81% finalised within 20 weeks
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has almost doubled the amount given to Transport for London for major infrastructure projects
A report revealed Haringey Council overspent by almost £20m last year and less than 80% of the council’s planned savings were achieved
A Lib Dem proposal to find a new leisure centres provider instead of cutting the libraries budget was rejected by Labour councillors
Haringey councillors are due to vote next week on a budget containing £19m of savings and a 5% council tax rise
London Councils says the funding announced this week fails to address soaring homelessness costs
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