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‘Failing to set a climate example for the world to follow’ – Mayor responds to Budget 202127th October 2021Mayor of Hackney Philip Glanville responds to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 delivered by the Chancellor in the House of Commons this afternoon.Hackney’s budget contextLike many other councils across the country, Hackney Council is managing a significant budget challenge this financial year. The Council’s Budget for 2021/22 included out a range of investments to continue to support vulnerable residents. It sadly also included a rise of 4.99% in Council Tax to help fill a £58million gap in funding for frontline services, in part caused by 11 years of core government funding cuts.The increase in council tax helped to address government cuts which have seen the Council’s core grant shrink by half since 2010, whilst demand for services has increased dramatically. Without real long-term investment, local residents will continue to see the burden shift to Council Tax to meet shortfalls in areas like adult social care.Hackney still has one of the lowest Council Tax rates in London, and the Council has put extra money into supporting the thousands of working-age households on the lowest incomes, and who already receive up to a 85% discount, by reducing their bill by a further £60 a year. An extra £900,000 has also been invested this year in tackling inequality and poverty.Read more
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Voter ID plans will disenfranchise young, Black and Asian, Council tells MPs26th October 2021Thousands of young and non-white voters in Hackney could face significant barriers to casting their vote under the Government’s plans to force them to present photo ID at polling stations, new Council analysis shows.Under its Elections Bill, ministers want polling staff to ask for a driving licence, passport or a new Voter Card – that residents would need to apply for in advance of Election Day – before voters will be allowed to cast a ballot.The Government says the changes will tackle electoral fraud, despite the Electoral Commission’s evidence that there are very low levels of this in the UK. One in four residents don’t hold a UK passport, and in nearly half of households in Hackney, nobody holds a driving licence, with young people less likely to – and Black and Asian people and those from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities less likely to do so than White residents.In its submission to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, which is investigating the proposals, the Council said this means these communities – already less likely to vote – could be disproportionately affected, with existing inequalities in turnout further entrenched. The Bill contains little information about how the new Voter Card system will operate, how residents would apply or who would be eligible.As a diverse borough and one with low levels of car ownership, Hackney Council estimates that 47% of households in Hackney have no driving licence holder. The percentage of residents without a driving license is likely to be higher as multiple people will be without a driving licence in one household. The latest available figures show 27.9% of Hackney residents did not hold a UK passport and 6.8% of residents did not hold a passport of any kind.And while 40% of residents in Hackney are from Black, Asian or other ethnic minority groups, 47% of Black people and 39% of Asian people do not hold a full driving licence in the UK, compared to 24% of White people. Nearly half of Hackney’s residents are under 30, and are far less likely to hold a driving licence than older people or those outside London. The Electoral Commission’s 2019 voter ID pilot found awareness of the voter ID laws in the pilot local authorities varied significantly between different groups, with younger and non-white voters less likely to know about the requirements.In its evidence, the Council also raised concerns about proposed amendments to the Bill which would replace the Supplementary Vote system in Mayoral elections with First Past The Post, which it believes results in less political diversity in elected representatives and the inaccurate representation of the electorate. Read more
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Advice and support for homeless community at borough fairFree haircuts, pet check-ups, housing advice, hot meals, and clothes and toiletries were just some of the things on offer at a fair for the borough’s rough sleepers, homeless and vulnerably-housed, organised to coincide with World Homeless Day. More than 130 people attended the Greenhouse Fair, held at Greenhouse GP Practice, in Tudor Road, on Friday 8 October, which saw scores of guests vaccinated against both Covid and the flu, and given health checks, including bowel screenings.On hand on the day were also housing, and welfare and wellbeing professionals who provided advice and practical support for attendees. The event preceded World Homelessness Day, on Sunday October 10, which aims to draw attention to people who experience homelessness and provide opportunities for the wider community to get involved in responding to homelessness.The event follows a successful first winter fair held in December, and was for people living in hostels or supported accommodation; sleeping rough; people who spend a significant amount of time on the street or in other public places; and for the ‘hidden homeless’, such as people in squats or ‘sofa surfers’.The day was organised or supported by: Greenhouse Health, Welfare and Housing Advice Centre; Hackney Council; Thames Reach homeless charity; Street Vet; Well Street Common Primary Care Network; Groundswell; and Hackney Faith Forum.26th October 2021
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Local leaders mark ULEZ expansionLocal leaders welcomed the Mayor of London to Hackney today to mark the expansion of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone, which will now cover all of the borough. From today, the expansion means that only vehicles meeting strict emissions standards can drive inside the north and south circular without paying a £12.50 charge. It is expected to significantly reduce harmful nitrogen dioxide emissions inside the expanded zone by up to 30 per cent. Mayor of Hackney, Philip Glanville, and Cabinet Member for Energy, Waste, Transport and Public Realm, Cllr Mete Coban, welcomed Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, where they showcased the new Zero Emissions Network cargo bike hire scheme, which is helping residents and businesses in Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Islington carry goods without having to use a car.Residents and businesses can find out more about the ULEZ at: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone 25th October 2021
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Beat energy price hikes with free home efficiency measuresHouseholds are being urged to beat energy price hikes by applying for free insulation, solar panels and other energy efficiency measures through Hackney Light and Power, Hackney Council’s publicly owned energy services company. Hackney Light and Power’s Green Homes programme is the first borough-wide initiative in London to offer thermal efficiency measures to privately-owned and rented homes.The second year of the programme is now open for applications, which could help lower energy bills for thousands of local residents, significantly reduce the gases produced from heating homes - which are a significant contributor to climate change - and help landlords comply with the latest energy efficiency rules.The second year of the programme aims to support people in privately-owned or rented homes to raise their household energy performance level to Band C, following a recommendation from the Climate Change Committee in the national roadmap to net zero.The programme offers grants of up to £5,000 for all privately owned or rented households with an energy efficiency rating of E or below, and up to £10,000 for low income households. This year, the Green Homes programme will also support a trial to bring 10 homes up to EPC band B, by 2023 to exceed a target set out by the CCC.Last year, over 300 households applied for the Green Homes programme, with high numbers of applications expected in its second year. Hackney Light and Power is playing an important role in delivering the Council’s commitment to reach net zero by 2040, in line with the IPCC’s 1.5C report. It is also delivering a solar power programme on Hackney Council owned rooftops, which it is looking to expand to a further nine Council-owned buildings. Apply for the Green Homes programme: https://hackney.gov.uk/hlp-green-homes25th October 2021
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Why we are making the difficult decision to propose closing two children"s centresCllr Caroline Woodley, Cabinet Member for Early Years, said: “The past 18 months have been a once-in-a-generation challenge: our country, borough -- and every household -- have been impacted like no other time in recent memory. “It’s been incredibly tough for the Council too: the financial help we’ve provided, and are continuing to provide, to help navigate the crisis is unprecedented. “We’ve rightly spent millions of pounds supporting residents and businesses through the pandemic, including millions supporting our schools; families with children on free school meals; and the clinically extremely vulnerable.“We’ve done this while responding to increasing demand for our services in the most challenging of circumstances; whilst also feeling the severe impact of income loss; and now we are faced with rising inflation and commodity costs. We also stood with the whole early years sector at the height of the COVID-19 crisis making sure that local and Government schemes addressed issues around grants and furlough.“This all comes on top of more than a decade of sustained core Government cuts, under which Hackney has suffered the biggest funding reduction, per household, of any London borough. “Until now, we have been reducing spending and making savings in a way that minimises the impact on front-line services. But despite this, we will still need to make millions of pounds of savings this coming year, and we will be left with funding challenges that will impact us all, for many years to come.“We know how important early education, early help and affordable childcare is and yet it remains seriously underfunded. Local authorities across the country have been continually calling for more support for this sector; we simply cannot keep promising to carry on as usual for less and less money - it is unsustainable. Alongside colleagues and the Mayor, I have campaigned, marched, written, Twitter-stormed, petitioned, lobbied, and given evidence to Parliament on behalf of the whole early years sector - all this so far has been ignored by Central Government.“We’ve held off proposing cuts to our children’s centre provision for as long as we possibly can, but we have exhausted all other options, and now must make the difficult decision to consult on shutting two children’s centres in order to make the drastic service savings required and safeguard our wider network of provision. This isn’t about balancing the Council’s wider books by cutting affordable child care. It is about reducing unacceptable pressures on service providers and making our services more sustainable, reprovisioning our children"s centres, and targeting resources to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children.“Hackney Council has one of the highest numbers of children"s centres of any local authority in London and we still will even after these proposed changes. We have spent the last 17 years developing quality provision in all these centres - all of which have been judged either good or outstanding by Ofsted. “We’re so incredibly proud of these centres and our staff; and it is deeply frustrating that despite our calls to central government - to work with local authorities on establishing a funding model that fully recognises the costs of delivery - we now have little choice but to make these stark proposals. We would never consider closing a children’s centre unless there was no other option. “In making these proposals, we’ve looked very carefully at various factors. This includes occupancy: there are approximately 30 vacancies across both sites. A 32% vacancy rate in Fernbank; and 23% vacancy rate in Hillside. This means there are approximately 11 out of 41 full time equivalent spaces unfilled each day, despite work with both centres to turn this around.“Vacancies have a direct impact on each centre’s budget, adding pressure where there is little room to give. On top of this, there are ongoing negotiations with the owners of the Fernbank premises around the increase in the cost of a lease by an estimated £80,000 each year. At the same time, Fernbank requires costly maintenance works, such as boiler replacement and significant remedial works, which are estimated at £120,000. Alone these factors might not lead to closure, but combined with other challenges they make the situation harder.“Other factors that we have taken into consideration when making these proposals are: There are five children centres within walking distance of each other, which would allow children to access ‘stay and play’ sessions at the remaining three centres, and across Hackney.The centres are situated in an area where increasing numbers of children are attending independent settings, up from 1,345 in 2020 to 1,446, with fewer children in the community attending mainstream provision.“We estimate that 29 children in Hillside and 16 in Fernbank are likely to be impacted by the time any changes happen next year; the remaining children will have moved into schools. “We know this is an incredibly disappointing and worrying time for these local parents and carers. We will do absolutely everything in our power to support them and help them access alternative provision where needed; and these children will be given priority where there are vacancies at other children"s centres, including at the three within a short walking distance. We have already begun mapping this and won’t leave any family without support.“We have also committed to reviewing arrangements for baby places as part of any reprovisioning of a children’s centre in the north of the borough.“We know the proposed changes will have a significant impact on staff. Should the closures go ahead, staff will be supported and will have the opportunity for redeployment into vacant positions in other Council-run centres and they will have access to the Council’s full redeployment list. We are keen to continue to work with staff and unions around these proposals and minimise any negative impact.“Lastly, I’d like to emphasise that we do not want Hackney’s children’s centres to disappear from our Early Years service one-by-one, as vacancies rise and budget pressures mount. The Early Years Strategy that has also gone out for consultation - alongside these proposals - offers a set of principles that we want to uphold as we seek to reconfigure our provision. “Despite the challenges, the Mayor and I are committed to making important changes and improvements, and channeling our limited resources where they will have the biggest impact for those who need them most. These include: creating ‘early years hubs’, one in the north and one in the south of the borough, for children with complex needs; developing six strategic children’s centres into ‘children and family hubs’ that bring together family support for children of ages 0 to 19 years; and joining Early Years and health visiting teams to provide combined support and guidance for young children and their families.”Take part in the consultation here. Read our FAQs here. 22nd October 2021
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