Investing for Recovery – Mayor and London Councils seek new deal for London »

Investing for Recovery – Mayor and London Councils seek new deal for London

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and the leader of London Councils, Merrick Cockell, today made an urgent call to government not to disadvantage London in next week’s Pre-Budget Report.
Published today, Investing for Recovery – a new deal for London, is a joint report by the GLA Group and London Councils, working in the interests [...]

Free homecare plans should be fully funded – London Councils »

Free homecare plans should be fully funded – London Councils

The government’s Personal Care at Home Bill could damage the capital’s already over-stretched social care services, London Councils warned today.
The Bill will make councils responsible for providing free home care to older and disabled people considered to have ‘critical’ needs and also require significant help with four or more ‘activities of daily living’, such as [...]

London Councils welcome Mayor's housing initiative »

London Councils welcome Mayor's housing initiative

London Councils has welcomed the Mayor of London’s attempts to kick-start the capital’s housing market by bringing forward under-used Greater London Authority Land for development.
However, the organisation has also warned that providing more social rented affordable housing will be the key to meeting the needs of Londoners, particularly in the current economic climate.
London Councils’ Executive [...]

Londoners given say on £28 million grant spend »

Londoners given say on £28 million grant spend

Londoners are being given the chance to have their say on how a pan-London grants budget of up to £28 million a year is spent.
London Councils, one of the biggest funders of the capital’s voluntary sector, is launching an extensive consultation to ensure that its funding meets the needs of London’s diverse population needs, wherever [...]

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