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Lambeth: Committed to supporting our borough’s most vulnerable residents

Lambeth Council has secured almost £5million in funding to provide residents in need of essential support

A pile of bank notes and coins of various denominations.

Lambeth: Counter-fraud team foils attempts to cheat council out of millions

Lambeth has thwarted attempts to steal over £5m of council taxpayers’ money, through schemes including fraudulent right-to-buy applications and illegal sub-letting of council homes.

Lambeth Council's new Cabinet at Lambeth Town Hall in April 2025

Lambeth confirms new Cabinet

Lambeth councillors have voted for the Cabinet that will lead the borough over the coming year.

Town Hall half-mast

Lambeth delivering improvements in council services, despite financial challenges

Lambeth has improved key services in the face of increased demands and huge financial pressures, a new report has revealed.

Town Hall half-mast

Lambeth: Councillors meet to thrash out vital budget plans

All Lambeth’s councillors will meet next week to debate proposals for setting a balanced budget, in the face of “the worst funding crisis that the council has ever faced”.

Members of the peer challenge team on a visit to Oval, in the north of Lambeth

Lambeth: External review hails council’s commitment to equity and justice

An independent review team has praised Lambeth Council’s performance in a series of key areas, following a four-day visit to the Town Hall last year.

Lambeth resident hit with £82,000 compensation bill over care funding fraud

A convicted fraudster has been ordered to pay Lambeth Council more than £80,000 in compensation over unlawful payments for carers who never carried out any work for him.

Councillor Claire Holland on the steps of Lambeth Town Hall

Lambeth: Chancellor’s first Budget is a welcome move to restoring vital services – but more needs to be done

Lambeth Council has welcomed the Government’s Budget as an essential first step on the road to rebuilding Britain’s under-pressure front-line services.

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