Labour government cuts to London funding could punch a £25 million hole in Greenwich Council’s finances by 2029, councillors have been told. The warning came as it was revealed that the council has already overspent its budget for this year by more than £15.7 million – with the possibility of new cutbacks coming soon. Conservative […]
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Greenwich Council’s debt soars by more than £900 per resident
Greenwich Council borrowed more than £900 for every resident of the borough in the last financial year – the second biggest per-head debt increase in the country. The borough’s debt went up by 57 per cent in a year, a BBC investigation into council finances across the UK found. Details of the investigation have been […]
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Poorest Greenwich residents set to lose their council tax exemption
Thousands of Greenwich borough’s poorest residents are set to lose their exemption from council tax bills as part of the council’s £33 million programme of cuts. Since 2020, about 15,000 working-age residents on low incomes have been given a 100 per cent discount on their council tax. Before that a maximum of 85 per cent […]
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Cash-strapped Greenwich Council to put car parks up for sale
(Note: this is an old story. The council’s cabinet agreed plans to sell the car parks on October 16.) Car parks in Blackheath, Charlton and Plumstead as well as Eltham’s historic tram shelters could be sold off by Greenwich Council as it seeks to balance the books. The cash-strapped council’s mortuary in west Greenwich is […]
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Greenwich Council housing repairs staff on strike over restructuring plans
Scores of Greenwich Council housing repairs staff have walked out on strike over a restructuring plan that their union says will result in deep wage cuts. Unite says nearly 150 workers are on a two-day strike, which is due to end on Wednesday. It is the second time staff have walked out, following a similar […]
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Petition prompts Greenwich Council to start locking park gates again
A 216-signature petition has helped persuade Greenwich Council to start locking its parks at night once again, two months after it left them open because of budget cuts. The council said it would save nearly £9,000 by leaving gates unlocked as part of a £7.1 million, four-year package of cuts agreed earlier this year. Park […]
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‘You cowards’: Greenwich Council’s cabinet backs social care charge hike
Greenwich Council’s cabinet were branded “cowards” as they voted to impose new social care charges on Wednesday night, despite a last-ditch plea by campaigners to abandon them. The changes, which aim to claw back £1.6m in adult social care costs, are part of the council’s budget plans for the next four years. Jenny Hurst, who […]
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Social care charge hikes could cost lives, Greenwich councillors told
Harrowing details about how proposed increases to social care charges could impact some of Greenwich borough’s most vulnerable disabled residents have been heard at an emotional meeting. Among the statements from locals were that any increase would force them to cut their own spending on necessities such as food and clothes, as well as potentially driving […]
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