London facing £17million Care Bill shortfall

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Getting ready to deliver the Care Bill will leave London facing a £17 million funding shortfall, London Councils is warning.

Figures from London Councils, which represents all 32 London boroughs and the City of London, show boroughs need around £90 million to prepare for the new system, which comes into force in part from April 2015 (1). Costs include delivering additional care user assessments, setting up and managing care accounts, providing information and advice and handling deferred payments.  

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Government moves on new homes investment

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A new government review must end rules stopping councils building new homes, the government was told today (5 February).

Commenting on the launch of a government review into council housebuilding (1), Mayor Sir Steve Bullock, Executive Member for Housing at London Councils, told attendees at a Westminster event that government rules are holding back the construction of thousands of new homes.

London Councils calls for wrap-around welfare

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Welfare reform will be more effective at getting claimants into jobs if councils are in charge of their support, according to a new report by London Councils.

In its report ‘Towards a new model of welfare’, London Councils, which represents all 32 London boroughs and the City of London, calls for locally-led wrap-around services to be set up to help claimants make and maintain Universal Credit and move into work.

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PTP-Cycle website online

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The new home of the PTP-Cycle project is now online, hosting information about the project, participating cities, news and events.

The website marks one of the first implementation stages, as partner cities begin rolling out personalised travel planning to members of the general public over the next few months. You can also find out more about PTP-Cycle on the LEPT website, or by contacting Paul Curtis.

Night flights – Londoners losing sleep

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London Councils has responded to the second stage of the government’s consultation on night flights from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted by repeating its call for a total ban on night time flying from 2017. At present there is no ban on flying from the three airports at night but a limit on take-off and landing is in place. At Heathrow this is currently 2,550 in winter and 3,250 in summer. 

82 per cent of Londoners say there’s a housing crisis – how do we solve it?

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As polling, published today on London Councils’ website, shows that housing is the number one issue for Londoners, key figures will debate how London can build the 800,000 homes it needs by 2021 at an event in Westminster next week.

82 per cent of Londoners agree with the statement that there is a housing crisis – with 64 per cent strongly agreeing. The poll also reveals that:

Lorries without cycle safety equipment to be banned from London

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Partnership-pressreleaseLorries without safety equipment to protect cyclists and pedestrians will be banned from London, the Mayor, Boris Johnson, and the London boroughs announced today. 

Public consultation on lorry safety

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London Councils has launched a consultation on plans which aim to reduce the number of accidents involving lorries and cyclists.

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