“Boroughs welcome this new national strategy from the government. We are particularly pleased that the strategy takes a cross-departmental approach, acknowledges the urgent need to get homeless ...

London Councils has announced the launch of its 2026-2030 Pan-London Grants Programme which will invest £25 million into voluntary organisations supporting Londoners facing homelessness and domestic ...

London Councils' 2026-2030 Pan-London Grants Programme will invest £25 million into voluntary organisations supporting Londoners facing homelessness and domestic or sexual abuse. New £25m Pan-London ...

Boroughs Can Help Ensure New Overnight Levy Is 'success For Londoners and Tourist Industry' Responding to the government's announcement on the introduction of overnight accommodation levies, Cllr ...

New analysis reveals London boroughs’ funding shortfall is £1 billion this year. Over four years (2025-26 to 2028-29) the cumulative budget gap for London local government is forecast to exceed £4bn ...

London boroughs say they face a £500m funding gap in the coming year, despite receiving a 6.6% increase to their Core Spending Power. Responding to the local government finance settlement 2025-26, ...

Sixteen of London’s 33 local authorities are at heightened risk of bankruptcy because of insufficient schools funding from the government, according to London Councils. The cross-party group warns ...

London Councils is urging the government to ensure its Fair Funding Review 2.0 proposals distribute funding to local authorities fairly and efficiently on the basis of need. However, London Councils’ ...

London Councils commissioned Ipsos to carry out a survey of around 1,000 London residents, asking about their perceptions of a range of different topics - including housing affordability, building new ...

New data published this week show London’s homelessness crisis continues to escalate, with boroughs now spending £5.5 million a day on homelessness in 2024-25 – up from £4.2 million a day in 2023-24.

London Councils has described a new report from the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) as the latest evidence of “the severe and worsening pressures” facing borough finances. The LGIU found that ...