
London’s census figures must be treated with ‘extreme caution’, boroughs warn
The number of Londoners is likely to have been seriously undercounted.
The number of Londoners is likely to have been seriously undercounted.
London Councils is concerned that local services and economic recovery will be jeopardised without immediate new support.
Even with the support measures unveiled by the chancellor, boroughs are braced for many of their residents facing cost-of-living pressures.
The government’s boost to local authority funding provides short-term relief but cannot disguise the extreme pressures town halls will continue to face.
Boroughs are playing an instrumental role in delivering wraparound support to families living in hotels.
London Councils responds to the local government finance settlement for 2022/23.
London Councils' response to the news that the government is making the National Transfer Scheme for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children mandatory.
London Councils has welcomed the much-needed increase in funding announced by the Chancellor, while stating that the boost will not be enough to establish an age of optimism in local government finances.
Ahead of the Budget and Spending Review, London Councils emphasises the priorities for securing economic recovery and levelling up in the capital.
London boroughs are responding to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Afghanistan by playing their part in supporting families fleeing persecution.