London sees 60% rise in number of homeless children since 2011
More than 86,000 children in the capital are set to spend Christmas in temporary accommodation.
24 December 2021
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Boroughs welcome funding boost to protect and vaccinate London’s rough sleepers
The government has announced additional funding for councils' support for rough sleepers.
20 December 2021
One in 53 Londoners is homeless, new analysis shows
London Councils comments on Shelter's new analysis of homelessness data.
9 December 2021
'A mandatory national transfer scheme is an important first step'
London Councils' response to the news that the government is making the National Transfer Scheme for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children mandatory.
23 November 2021
Help us get more than 100,000 young Londoners into work, boroughs urge
One in five young Londoners is unemployed and they urgently need more support to make a positive start to their working lives, according to London Councils, the cross-party group that represents the 32 London boroughs and the City of London Corporation.
26 October 2021
London housing plan to help achieve net zero and unlock £98 billion boost to ‘greener future’
Boroughs launch the Retrofit London Housing Action Plan to cut carbon emissions in the capital.
15 October 2021
'London is the epicentre of the housing crisis'
London Councils responds to new LGA research on council house waiting lists.
13 October 2021
‘Boroughs need longer-term funding to help end rough sleeping’
London Councils responds to the final report of the Kerslake Commission on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping.
23 September 2021
‘Double London housebuilding to tackle housing crisis’
New analysis shows London needs 90-100,000 new homes each year to tackle the housing crisis – double the number currently being built according to the government’s most recent data.
16 August 2021
'The government shouldn’t lose sight of what made Everyone In a success'
London Councils welcomes the interim report from the Kerslake Commission on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping.
27 July 2021