Overview

Help Havering get its fair share of Government Funding

In 2010, the Council received £70 million of Revenue Support Grant which is now £2 million today. The Revenue Support Grant coupled with other funding such as business rates makes up the Council’s core grant known as the Settlement Funding Assessment.  This has been reduced from £100 million to £40 million over the same time period. Despite the borough’s fast changing population, Havering’s core grant remains one of the lowest in London.

This formula means Havering Council Tax payers are having to pay more, to fund the increasing costs of helping vulnerable people, than in parts of London like Westminster and parts of Essex.

We know the Government are looking at the funding formula but it needs to recognise Havering’s changing population. This will allow the Council to avoid making further cuts and enable us to better deliver services for our fast changing communities.

Help Havering Council fight for its fair share of funding by signing our petition and writing to your MP.

The Leader of the Council will hand in the petition at Downing Street.