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London boroughs face ‘impossible’ £4bn funding gap in coming years

Based on current trends in service demand and expected government funding levels, London Councils anticipates a cumulative £4.7bn shortfall for boroughs in the four-year period 2025-26 to 2028-29.
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Out-of-area homelessness placements

Earlier this year London Councils established a Task and Finish Group on out-of-area homelessness placements. This cross-sector working group included borough officers from all relevant departments ...
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London Councils’ enforcement and appeals statistics 2024-25

London Councils data on parking enforcement and appeals in London for 2024-25 show that London boroughs, the London Lorry Control Scheme and Transport for London issued a total of 9,462,185 Penalty ...
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London Councils responds to housing announcements from the government and Mayor of London

London Councils’ latest analysis suggests boroughs in the capital collectively spend £5.5m every day on homelessness services. The cross-party group has warned that homelessness represents the fastest ...
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London leaders launch Inclusive Talent Strategy to kickstart a skills revolution and support more Londoners into work

London Councils and the Mayor of London today launch an Inclusive Talent Strategy for the capital, as the Mayor commits £147.2m to fund a skills revolution - helping Londoners get the skills they need ...
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£740m 'black hole': London’s temporary accommodation crisis draining local resources

Conducted by the London School of Economics, the report found that eight London boroughs spent a combined £543 million on temporary accommodation in 2024/25. However, the amount national government ...
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Borough homelessness costs soar to £5.5 million a day

New data published this week show London’s homelessness crisis continues to escalate, with boroughs now spending £5.5 million a day on homelessness in 2024-25 – up from £4.2 million a day in 2023-24.
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As the Budget approaches, London boroughs highlight rent convergence priorities for fixing council housing crisis

The upcoming Budget must be a “decisive moment” for fixing the crisis in London’s council housing finances and boosting investment in new social homes, boroughs have said. London Councils’ latest ...
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‘Don’t ignore deprivation and housing poverty in the capital’

London Councils has urged the government to reconsider key elements of plans to reform council funding in its response to the Fair Funding Review 2.0 consultation, which closed recently. In particular ...
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'London needs fair funding' - briefing on the local government funding reforms

London Councils is urging the government to ensure its Fair Funding Review 2.0 proposals distribute funding to local authorities fairly and efficiently on the basis of need. However, London Councils’ ...
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Proposed reforms to children’s services funding ‘dramatically underestimate’ need in London, as boroughs warn of ‘devastating impact’

London boroughs are calling for the government to “reexamine” proposed changes to the way it assesses need for children’s services, as research suggests the reforms fail to account for housing poverty ...
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'The local government funding system is fundamentally broken' - London Councils responds to new parliamentary report

London Councils has welcomed a new parliamentary report on the financial crisis facing local government. Among its recommendations, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee says that ...