Sir Sadiq Khan and other civic chiefs are set to soon be given the authority to impose an overnight charge on visitors
London Councils
Current restrictions could leave London boroughs facing real-terms reduction of £269m in money for housing repairs and management over four years
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
The capital's high proportion of tower blocks blamed for spiralling management costs
London Councils claims joint decision-making arrangements between the mayor and the boroughs over powers and funding is "critical" to any devolution deal
London Councils argues capital is home to "some of the most deprived communities in the country" and should have been handed cash
Children with Send currently make up just over 17% of the city’s pupil population, an increase of three percentage points since 2016
The Household Support Fund was launched during the pandemic but has been continued amid high inflation and rising cost of living
Stats show it's not just Haringey that has seen soaring demand for temporary accommodation over the last year
London Councils says the funding announced this week fails to address soaring homelessness costs
Soaring homelessness rates blamed for busting budgets of London boroughs
One-in-seven of the capital’s renters rely on Local Housing Allowance (LHA) but the rate has been frozen since 2020 despite soaring rents
Warning that borough councils "face complete lack of other options" for keeping homeless families off the streets
Analysis suggests London local authorities are the least well funded based on their levels of deprivation
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