Temporary Accommodation Funding Freeze
Lewisham Council is currently facing significant financial pressures from rising social care and children's placement costs, which relate to the provision of housing for those in need.
Lewisham Council is facing a projected £7 million overspend for the current financial year, according to a Period 4 Financial Monitoring report presented in October 2026. Councillor Rudi Schmidt, Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources and Economic Development, stated that increased costs are largely due to higher demand and placement costs in children's services and social care.
The Temporary Accommodation Funding Freeze is a policy decision from 2011 not to increase funding for temporary accommodation, impacting the availability and cost of housing for those in need. No upcoming meetings are scheduled to discuss this topic in the supplied material.
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