Borough Action Plan
Southwark Council is developing its Borough Action Plan, addressing high child poverty rates and housing department failings, with a focus on affordability.
Southwark Council adopted a new vision for the borough at its Council Assembly on September 23, 2026, aiming to combat high child poverty rates affecting 43.3% of families. This vision, outlined in "Affordable, Safe, and Green: The Joint Administration's ambitions for Southwark", addresses the cost of living crisis and access to jobs and affordable homes. The Council Assembly also discussed serious failings in the housing department, as rated by the Regulator of Social Housing, which oversees a waiting list of 23,000 households.
A comprehensive Borough Action Plan is set to be developed by Southwark Council over the next four years, guided by the administration's core principles of making the borough more affordable, safe, and green. This plan will be discussed further at the Overview & Scrutiny Committee meeting in October 2026. The Borough Action Plan is a strategic policy designed to guide efforts within the borough.
Key facts
- Southwark Council adopted a new vision for the borough on September 23, 2026, to combat child poverty. Source
- Child poverty affects 43.3% of families in Southwark after housing costs. Source
- Southwark Council's housing department was rated as having serious failings by the Regulator of Social Housing. Source
- The housing department oversees a social housing waiting list of 23,000 households. Source
- A comprehensive Borough Action Plan is set to be developed by Southwark Council over the next four years. Source
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