Spring Statement: Boroughs warn of ‘hard times for many Londoners'
Even with the support measures unveiled by the chancellor, boroughs are braced for many of their residents facing cost-of-living pressures.
23 March 2022
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National Secondary Offer Day in London 2022: 94% get preferred school place
94% of children due to start secondary school in London this September have been offered a place at one of their preferred schools, data published on National Secondary Offer Day 2022 by the Pan London Admissions Board reveals.
1 March 2022
Far from rosy financial outlook for boroughs as pressures continue
The government’s boost to local authority funding provides short-term relief but cannot disguise the extreme pressures town halls will continue to face.
24 January 2022
‘Tough times ahead’ for council finances
London Councils responds to the local government finance settlement for 2022/23.
16 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
Much-needed funding boost welcome but no ‘age of optimism’ for council finances – London Councils responds to the Budget and Spending Review
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.
27 October 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
‘Investment in local services is down payment on economic growth’
Ahead of the Budget and Spending Review, London Councils emphasises the priorities for securing economic recovery and levelling up in the capital.
25 October 2021
National Primary Offer Day 2021 - 98% get a preferred school place
98 per cent of children due to start primary school in London this September have been offered a place at one of their preferred schools.
16 April 2021
‘Bare minimum on addressing the homelessness crisis’ – London Councils responds to the Budget’s housing measures
The cross-party group London Councils has welcomed the Chancellor’s decision to extend the £20-a-week uplift to Universal Credit for six months, but describes this as the “bare minimum” needed to stop homelessness rates increasing even further.
3 March 2021