Homelessness in north London has surged, prompting local authorities Haringey and Barnet to appeal to the Government for emergency funding and reforms in council financing. With soaring costs for temporary accommodation leading to a £8 million increase in Haringey's expenses, and Barnet facing the highest population of working-age adults with disabilities, leaders stress the need for fairer funding. Both councils report receiving significantly less funding per capita than the national average while dealing with increased demands for welfare and social care, exacerbated by 15 years of austerity measures.
Councils like ours should not be penalised for putting funding into prevention measures that can't continue, and extra money is needed to meet rising demands.
We are faced with unsustainable financial pressures with our funds around £143 million less in real terms than they were in 2010.
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