Boroughs plan to cut council housing spending by more than £250m

Boroughs plan to cut council housing spending by more than £250m

Capital’s local authorities beg ministers to ‘stabilise the social housing sector’ as they prepare to make ‘deep cutbacks’

Kerswell’s ‘Stabilisation Plan’ has failed before it is approved

CROYDON IN CRISIS: The fourth rescue plan issued by our cash-strapped council in as many years 'cannot deliver a balanced budget'. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor "Desperate" and "deluded" are a couple of the kinder things that have been said about the "Stabilisation Plan", which Croydon Mayor Jason Perry and his chief executive, Katherine Kerswell,…

London council housing finances at ‘crunch point’, warns report

Boroughs must reduce their spending on council housing by £264m to avoid going bust over the next three years, according to a new report from London Councils.

London councils being forced to cut spending on social housing by £264m, study finds

The capital's high proportion of tower blocks blamed for spiralling management costs

London boroughs face £264m council housing cuts

London boroughs will need to reduce spending on social housing by £264m over three years to avoid the collapse of their council housing finances, report warns.

New analysis shows councils are being forced to cut spending on housing to avoid going bust

London’s boroughs are being forced to cut their spending on council housing by a total of £264m over the next three years, according to a new analysis. Research by London Councils – the city’s local government association – has found that the costs boroughs face in managing their council housing have spiralled, while income has […]