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Find services in your area. It emerged at the meeting that Southwark has spent £100 million on Covid-19 support so far, while the Government has so far reimbursed the council with £76.4 million. The council is also putting £4 million into temporary accommodation and £100,000 into the Covid-19 community hub “to ensure the voluntary sector continues to be supported”. Get involved with the news in your community, This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. Speaking on the budget, leader of the Liberal Democrats opposition, Cllr Nick Johnson, described the Labour administration as a “tired and arrogant”. The city of dreaming spires is set to introduce a blanket selective licensing scheme following a consultation last year that revealed strong backing for the scheme among tenants and residents. The Financial Inclusion Team manages the DHP fund. Bookings are available now, but there may be a longer wait than usual because of high demand for this service. The council has alleged the 72-year-old would send a huge number of letters and emails, and make phone calls and formal complaints against officers, councillors and legal representatives. The deal aims to promote young people’s mental health and wellbeing, improve access to education, training and jobs, and to create a ‘youth parliament’, with the purpose of informing decisions made by the council from a young person’s perspective. HP10 9TY | 01676637 | Registered in England & Wales. Report housing repairs. It is obvious unless we act fast, young people are likely to suffer severe and long-lasting negative impacts from the crisis. Cllr Johnson, who referred to the incident as “dismaying”, said: “Without public trust, we are nothing. Cllr Ali also suggested offering residents on low incomes a free one-year subscriptions to a meditation app, with a discount for all other residents. Included in the council’s budget is an injection of £500,000 to go towards tackling food poverty in the borough and £300,000 to go to the Southwark Stands Together project, a borough-wide initiative in response to the killing of George Floyd. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. The council estimates that £2.7 million of next year’s cuts will affect services, while it is also taking £5 million from its around £21 million reserves to balance the budget. Shaftsbury Society Southwark. The hike, made up of a 1.99 per cent general increase and three per cent adult social care precept, along with an expected GLA increase of £363, means residents in band D properties will pay £87 more. Southwark residents face a 4.99 per cent council tax hike after the budget – including £14.7 million in cuts – was approved at council assembly on Wednesday (February 24). Cllr Pollak apologised again at the council assembly for his “mistake”. The council-tax support scheme, which helps 15,000 working-age households and gives 100 per cent relief to 6,700 eligible pensioners, will remain in place. If you are awarded a DHP it will be paid with your Housing benefit or within the monthly cycle of Universal Credit. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here. Couple of years ago I fell in to arrears with council tax mainly due to illness. Southwark Council is reviewing whether to keep or scrap the late night levy, but charges for this year are still owed despite COVID-19 enforced closures. 1586: Settlement and removal. However, Wilson tells LandlordZONE : “They’re putting the boot in after I put someone’s nose out of joint. The council approved its budget, including a 4.99 per cent increase made up of a 1.99 per cent rise in council tax and three per cent for the adult social care precept. “We’ve seen planned savings delayed or cancelled and we are experiencing significant pressures from lost income through fees and charges. Please take a look at our browser support page for more help. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. I eventually had to stop working and applied for benefits including help with council tax in the process of which I have found out that I only ever received a single person reduction for council tax in the year 2012 - 2013. Southwark politicians hit out at 'levelling up fund' that will prioritise richer, Tory areas over Southwark Politics Southwark Council budget agreed with council tax … Lambeth residents are set to pay an extra £80 on average for council tax after a hike was approved on March 3. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community.