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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Noah Vickers

Revealed: London boroughs plan to cut spending on council housing by £264million

London’s boroughs are being forced to cut their spending on council housing by a total of £264m over the next three years, according to a new analysis.

Research by London Councils - the city’s local government association - has found that the costs boroughs face in managing their council housing have spiralled, while income has failed to keep pace, as ministers have kept social rent increases below inflation over several years.

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