Danny Thorpe, Leader of Greenwich Council on Greenwich housing crisis
But it’s no laughing matter when the consequence is that our essential services are suffering. One of these is housing.
A new strategy to turn around Royal Greenwich’s housing situation has now been agreed.
It’s not something we can do alone and we’ve already been lobbying the Government to increase the amount of money we can borrow to invest in more new social housing.
Wishy-washy commitments are no good for our residents – we need firm detail so that we can deliver on our ambitious target to provide 750 new council homes by 2022.
You may have heard that our funding to support the voluntary sector has been slashed by £1.3million.
We still offer one of the most generous funding packages in London, with our £2.9million budget out stripping some boroughs to the tune of more than two million pounds.
I’d like to thank the organisations we work with, not just for the outstanding services they offer, but for their understanding in the face of such austerity. I will do everything I can to continue to support you.
The new system replaces a range of benefits and is a major change for many who receive it.
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