Towards a better Newham budget proposal 2022/23
We have written up our proposed budget for 2022/23, and want to hear what you think about our proposals and our budget priorities. You can find out more and add your comments below.
Join our budget briefing event
Newham Council will be hosting a briefing about these proposals via Zoom on Thursday January 20th 2022, 5:30-6:30pm.
Click here to register for this event
This event will be attended by Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz and Councillor Terence Paul, Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services. This will be your opportunity to find out more about the budget proposals and ask questions.
Budget Proposal Report
You can view the full Budget proposal report here.
Our budget report includes:
· The financial background to the budget
· Our spending commitments
· Our efficiency gain proposals
· The funding we receive from central Government
· Emerging pressures and risks that could affect our future spending
· Council tax setting
· Our balances and reserves
The Council will consider the proposals at Cabinet on 8th February and agree the final budget at Full Council on 28th February. You can follow the progress of the budget proposals and view details on Council meetings here.
Please view the budget proposals below and add your comments. You can also send any feedback and ask questions by emailing newham.budget@newham.gov.uk, or attending our Budget Briefing Event on 20th January.
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Share your views on the budget proposals
Our budget proposals aim to continue to support the priorities outlined in our Towards a Better Newham recovery and reorientation strategy – helping the borough to recover from the worst impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, and investing in long-term strategies that will enable Newham’s communities to thrive in the future.
The proposals include:
- Additional funding for Adult and Children’s Social Care
- Additional £2m support for the most vulnerable in temporary accommodation and families with no recourse to public funds
- Continuing to deliver 1,000 new council homes, and improvements to existing homes
- Continuing investments in Schools and Health Care facilities
- A commitment to keeping each of Newham’s 10 libraries open
- £11.5m for Brighter Futures, including youth empowerment and early help
- £11m to Keep Newham Moving through long-term investment in roads, footpaths and street lighting
- Protecting the Council Tax Support Scheme, which helps low income households who are unable to pay
- Maintaining weekly waste collections
- Continuing to pay all staff at least the London Living Wage, and maintaining an ongoing commitment to national terms and conditions
- Maintaining our enforcement partnership with the Met Police
- Considering raising council tax by up to 2.99%
- Making back-office efficiency savings
You can read the full report here.
We want to know what you think about our priorities and proposals. How might they impact you, and your community? Are there any residents you think might be more affected by the proposals?
Please submit your comments here or you can send any feedback to newham.budget@newham.gov.uk.
You can also join our budget briefing event on Thursday January 20th 2022, 5:30-6:30pm. This Zoom webinar event will be attended by Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz and Councillor Terence Paul, Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services, and will be your opportunity to find out more about the budget proposals and ask questions.
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