31 schools in Tower Hamlets have had budgets cut in real-terms, despite Government promise that every school would see an increase in funding. Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs has prioritised investment in education, with £97m earmarked for new secondary schools and £4.9m for Early Years in his latest budget…

The Government has recently announced that Tower Hamlets has been provisionally allocated £19.2m, the highest allocation in the country, as part of the New Homes Bonus allocations – the grant paid by central government to local councils to reflect housing growth and fund infrastructure. Nearly £300,000 of this figure has…

The Government has launched a consultation on proposed new funding arrangements for local councils. The so-called ‘Fair Funding Review’ will likely see funding moved away from areas of higher deprivation to more affluent areas, warns Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs. Exact details of the impact are not yet known,…

A vital announcement on the level of cuts that cash-strapped councils will receive next year has been shelved because of the Tory Brexit mess. Conservative Communities secretary James Brokenshire had been due to announce the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement on Thursday 6th December. But less than 24 hours before…

Figures show that 1,045 council homes have been lost in Tower Hamlets through Right to Buy sales since 2013. The Mayor has called for greater freedom to spend Right to Buy money on new council homes, as currently the council can only use 30% of this money when delivering any…

London Labour council leaders warn that Tory Government funding cuts are pushing councils across London to ‘breaking point’  London Labour council leaders have gathered to warn that cuts to local government funding are pushing councils in London to breaking point. The meeting took place ahead of a campaign event planned for…