Council counts the cost of Covid
The pandemic is putting unprecedented pressure on the council’s budget, currently leaving a £10million shortfall in funding. This might end up increasing further, as the government continues to fail to […]
Category Archives: Council tax
Merton to continue financial support for those on low incomes
Residents on low incomes and those who have been plunged into poverty as a result of being furloughed or losing their jobs during the pandemic are set to benefit from […]
Council faces eight-fold increase in savings for next year if Government does not fulfil promise to support local services
Merton Council faces impossible choices to balance its budget for next year if the Government promise to fund local services. The Council’s cabinet has released a report which shows that […]
Poverty should not be a crime, says council in bid to stop residents being jailed for council tax arrears
Merton Council has called on the Government to abolish outdated laws that allow councils to jail residents for non-payment of council tax, as the financial hardship of the virus continues […]
Merton Council calls for urgent clarity on funding package, amid £17m gap
Merton Council has written to local MPs with an urgent request to seek clarity over future funding support for councils in London. This week, London Councils – the body that […]
Merton Council facing unprecedented budget shortfall as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic
Merton Council has issued a stark warning to the Government that, unless it fully funds the cost to the council of providing frontline services through the pandemic, there will have […]
Merton Council offer enhanced financial relief to the borough’s least well off residents
Merton Council has announced it will be offering financial support to around 2,650 of the borough’s least well off residents to help them with the economic impact of the COVID-19 […]
Council budget for 2020/21 maintains services for families and bridges the social gap
Sound financial management during the period of Government austerity has resulted in money being available to invest into services for families across Merton, after the council agreed its annual budget. […]
Council sets its budget for 2019/20
Merton Council agreed its budget for 2019/20 at last night’s full Council meeting (6 March). Due to funding cuts from the Government, the council has had to make savings of […]
Young care leavers to benefit from free council tax
From April, young people leaving care in Merton will no longer have to pay council tax thanks to a decision by the council’s Cabinet. At a meeting on Monday Cabinet […]