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Tag Archives: HRA
Council to spend £10.5m to deal with housing repairs backlog
Cash-strapped Croydon Council is increasing its repairs budget to £10.5million this year “to address backlogs” in its works programme. The increased spending will also be used, the council says, to “tackle damp and mould and improve living conditions”. The increased … Continue reading
Council plundered £40m from ring-fenced housing account
CROYDON IN CRISIS: ‘Incompetence or wilful pilfering’ of a ring-fenced account for social housing has deepened the financial hole that the authority has dug for itself Croydon Council raided the supposedly ring-fenced Housing Revenue Account for nearly £40million, a shocked … Continue reading
‘There is no solution in sight’ warns council’s finance chief
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The council’s finances for 2023-2024 are worse than when Croydon first issued a Section 114 Notice, according to an official report released today. And a dispute over £73m of ‘missing’ housing funds could turn the financial black … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Jane West, Katherine Kerswell, Lisa Taylor, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Department for Levelling Up, DLUHC, Housing Revenue Account, HRA, Jane West, Lisa Taylor, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Gove, S114, Section 114, Tony Newman, Tory
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Tory Mayor considering 11% increase for council rents
CROYDON IN CRISIS: There’s no mention of it on the agenda for tonight’s meeting of the full council. But official council reports show that the borough’s Housing Revenue Account has debts of £322.5m. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES It is a … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Conservative, Council rents, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing Benefit, Housing Revenue Account, HRA, Labour, Liz Truss, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Thick Lizzy Truss, Tony Newman, Tory
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