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All three councils have turned to residents to make up the shortfall after the introduction of the Fair Funding Formula.
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councils → turn → Formula
Councils have claimed the formula does not account for factors such as homelessness or cost of living and has meant several London councils have been forced to increase council tax to cover the drop in central government spending.
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councils → claim → spending
Councils must request permission from the Government to increase taxes above the cap.
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Councils → request → cap
Wandsworth and Hammersmith & Fulham councils have already been given the green-light for huge increases in council tax earlier this month - by 94% and 150% respectively.
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councils → give → %
The north London council faces a £200 million shortfall by 2030, largely driven by a cut in government funding and rising social care costs.
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council → face → funding
Green-led Lambeth is also projected to face a £130 million deficit in its funding by 2029-30, making it the third council to seek an unspecified tax increase.
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it → lead → increase
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Barnet in particular has been dependent on £135 million of emergency loans from the government to avoid bankruptcy.
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Barnet → read → bankruptcy
Simon Radford, Barnet Council’s cabinet member for financial sustainability, told The Times: “The task is mammoth.
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task → tell → Times
We need to find £200m of savings or cost avoidance within three years.
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We → need → years
We need to make some very painful decisions in the coming months and years, and to have a brutally honest conversation with residents.”
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We → need → residents
Council leader for Bromley, Colin Smith, told the same publication: “The government’s decision to reduce Bromley’s funding by more than £30m by 2028 leaves us with no other viable option than to consider a higher-than-desirable council tax increase.
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decision → tell → increase
That is the painful exercise we have had to embark on.”
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we → have → ?
Hammersmith and Fulham have already considered adding £29 a week to council tax in a report announced earlier this month.
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Hammersmith → consider → report
The Labour council concluded that it is losing more than half of its Government grant under the Fair Funding framework.
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it → conclude → framework
Policies set to come into play, like the “mansion tax” in 2028, will mean properties valued above £2 million will be charged an additional levy.
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properties → set → levy
London already accounts for a significant proportion of the homes set to be hit by the tax.
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London → account → tax
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said: “We’re fixing an outdated system so that funding goes where need is greatest, while protecting councils through the transition and ensuring no area faces a cliff edge.
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area → say → edge
“For London councils, we’re making £11.5 billion available — that’s more than a 38 per cent increase since 2024-25 — in recognition of the particular pressures facing the capital, such as the high costs of temporary accommodation.”
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that → make → accommodation
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