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Council approves budget with maximum tax hike and millions for frontline services

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 4 March 2025

Opposition leader says Labour-run council ‘running out of excuses for failing to address borough’s problems’

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Camden schools face funding squeeze as council warns of burgeoning costs

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 12 February 2025

Inflation and additional spending on high needs pupils see predicted overspend grow by £500k

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Town Hall to maintain ‘generous’ council tax relief for poorest households

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 10 December 2024
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Decision comes as Royal Borough of Greenwich scraps exemption in bid to save £1 million

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Nearly 13,000 Camden pensioners to lose winter fuel allowance, council confirms

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 17 October 2024

Town Hall insists its pension credit uptake campaign will help support pensioners with cost of living

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Camden schools facing £25 million budget squeeze, council warns

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 13 September 2024

Town Hall appeals to new government to get ‘big fiscal choice’ right

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Council unveils plans for community wealth fund aimed at local entrepreneurs who ‘face barriers in accessing finance’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 7 July 2023

Leader Georgia Gould says fund is ‘a direct way to tackle equalities and disproportionality’

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HS2 construction delays at Euston could see costs rise to £5bn, finance watchdog warns

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 27 March 2023

Government recently put the project on hold and added 15 years to the expected completion date

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Free primary school meals ‘forever’ is headline policy in Camden’s newly announced ‘cost-of-living budget’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 28 February 2023

Rent and council tax increases also confirmed

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Council finance chief unveils £28m savings package – but claims it will not have ‘substantial effect’ on services

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 19 January 2023

Cllr Richard Olszewski defends measures as opposition councillor describes them as ‘aspirational’

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‘Not a happy situation’: Adult social care to take a hit as council tries to plug £40m budget gap

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 18 January 2023

Town Hall to re-evaluate care packages for residents as part of savings drive

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‘I have no more money for you’: Residents split on council plan for rent hike – with some ‘petrified’ of being made homeless

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 12 January 2023

District management committees hit stalemate over proposed seven per cent increase

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Camden residents set for 4.2 per cent hike in council tax

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 8 March 2022

Town Hall finance chief says borough has ‘little choice’ in wake of pandemic and years of austerity

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Rising number of residents in financial trouble is pandemic’s ‘fourth wave’, warn councillors

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 19 March 2021

Calls to the council about financial help have now overtaken the number about food support

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