Raise housing support to prevent 60,000 London renters becoming homeless, say boroughs London Councils is calling on the government to boost Local Housing Allowance rates. 9 November 2023
Boroughs warn of ‘spiralling’ homelessness crisis as London rough sleeping hits record high London has recorded its highest quarterly rough sleeping count since records began. 1 November 2023
£500m shortfall leaves borough budgets on ‘knife edge’ New analysis of boroughs' finance pressures forecasts a £500m shortfall next year. 12 October 2023
Boroughs support women's rough sleeping census 2023 The project aims to improve understanding of the extent and nature of women's rough sleeping in London. 26 September 2023
Survey shows 120% increase in London landlords quitting temporary accommodation sector Boroughs are "seriously struggling" to secure accommodation for homeless families. 30 August 2023
Response to Crisis report on homelessness Research shows 85% of councils across England are facing an increase in people experiencing homelessness. 23 August 2023
Boroughs' funding fails to reflect 'fast-rising pressures and levels of need' London Councils responds to new report from the IFS. 16 August 2023
One in 50 Londoners homeless as ‘housing disaster unfolds in capital’ London Councils publishes its latest data and analysis of the capital's temporary accommodation pressures. 3 August 2023
"Yet another wake-up call" - London Councils responds to Government temporary accommodation figures Latest Government figures published today show that the number of people living in temporary accommodation in England has hit a 25-year high. 25 July 2023
Children’s social workers’ ‘passion for job’ as well as ‘serious challenges’ revealed in major workforce survey The Big Listen project involved 52 local authorities and generated over 1,000 responses from children's social workers in London and the south east. 24 July 2023