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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.

Cllr Danny Adilypour

Cabinet member blog: The impact the housing crisis is having on Lambeth Council’s services

Providing social housing is one of the most important things we do as local councils - but the demand for our services has risen to unprecedented levels.

Lambeth takes back council homes from fraudulent tenants

Lambeth is seizing back scores of fraudulently rented council homes, as part of its drive to increase the number of properties available for people who need a roof above...

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Lambeth agrees balanced budget – and pledges to protect front-line services

Lambeth Council has agreed a balanced budget for the coming year - and committed to “doing all it can to protect front line services”, in the face of a...

A pile of bank notes and coins of various denominations.

Lambeth left out of pocket by Government funding deal

Services in Lambeth will face further savings over the next few years because the Government’s funding deal fell far short of the fair settlement demanded by councils across the...

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