Tower Hamlets receives highest New Homes Bonus allocation in the country
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 been allocated as a result […]
Mayor warns that Government shake-up of council funding could badly hit Tower Hamlets
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, leaving councils in a position […]
Government Shelves Vital Council Funding Announcement Because Of Brexit Mess
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 the much-anticipated announcement the government […]
Mayor Biggs calls for greater freedom to spend Right to Buy money
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 replacement council homes. Government rules […]
London Labour council leaders warn that Tory Government funding cuts are pushing councils across London to ‘breaking point’
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 this week (Thursday 29th November) […]
Fewer than half of residents received correct Universal Credit payment
Fewer than half of residents in Tower Hamlets received correct Universal Credit payment. Results of a new survey commissioned jointly by the Mayor of London and Tower Hamlets Council show 46% of residents surveyed did not receive the correct payment when they migrated to Universal Credit. As of June 2018, 28% of claimant households in […]
