Hello,
Today, it has been announced that the energy price cap will rise to a staggering £3,549 on 1st October. Households in every corner of our borough are already having to make impossible choices between paying their energy bills and putting food on the table, and this price cap rise will only make it more difficult to make ends meet.
At the council, we are committed to taking whatever action we can to help people through these difficult times. As well as direct financial support for those most at risk, we are providing advice to residents and businesses, including on how to improve energy efficiency, and we are working with Lambeth’s foodbanks to ensure every family has enough food to eat.
But the only way this crisis is going to be averted is through action in Westminster or else many families will face poverty and extreme hardship this winter. That’s whywe are calling for immediate government action to freeze the price cap for households and emergency support for small businesses facing crippling energy bills.
Read our response here
Councillor Claire Holland, Lambeth Council Leader
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 Pupils across the borough collected their GCSE exams results yesterday, following a period of extended disruption to their study due to Covid-19 restrictions. We caught up with students at City Heights Academy in Tulse Hill,
Azzizah Ibrahim, 16, received five A-star and four A grade GCSE results. She said: “I’m surprised how well I’ve done. I studied hard, but you never know how the marking going to go.
“This school has improved so much and I’m so grateful for the support I’ve got from all the staff here. My parents were waiting outside the school this morning for my results, and were so happy and shocked at how I’ve done.
“I’ve always wanted to been a doctor, and I hope this is a good first step on that path.”
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Cllr Mahamed Hashi, Lambeth’s Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, has described the recent findings of the Independent Office for Police Conduct into the death of Ian Taylor in custody 'deeply disappointing'
The report concluded no indication ‘that any person serving with the police may have committed a criminal offence or behaved in a manner that would justify the bringing of disciplinary proceedings’.
Councillor Hashi said:
"This latest announcement is deeply disappointing, and makes very clear that much more must be done to change the culture of policing. At Lambeth Council we are already working hard to improve public accountability when it comes to policing the borough, whether that be around stop and search or how the police engage with local communities following incidents in their area.
“But it must be backed up by the Met responding to being put in special measures by developing new and better ways of engaging with communities, becoming more transparent and more reflective of the diverse city it seeks to serve.”
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 On Tuesday, Councillor Rezina Chowdury (Cabinet Member for Sustainable Lambeth and Clean Air), Sustrans and Peddle My Wheels went on cycling tour around the borough to promote the new OurBike e-cargo bike which is hosted by Koala Coffee and meet organisations working for a more sustainable Lambeth. On the tour they made stop offs at the Platform Café, Loughborough Farm, the Remakery and more. The new power assisted cargo bike is available now for residents and businesses to hire and can be used for things like taking the kids to the park, dropping off deliveries, carrying large heavy or small items and much more. During the pilot scheme you get your first two hours for free.
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 StoryTrails is coming to Brixton Library on 11 to 12 September to bring Lambeth’s history back to life through a virtual storytelling portal. Just download the app and follow the story trail which includes local performers and is free to take part in. Lambeth is one of just 15 UK town squares, libraries, streets, and cinemas being transformed into virtual portals. Immerse yourself in this one-of-a-kind experience which uses innovative technology and will change the way we tell stories about ourselves and so much more.
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Front-line services that millions of people depend on could be under threat if the Government doesn’t provide more help for local councils, Lambeth has warned the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nadim Zahawi MP. Councillor David Amos, Cabinet Member for Finance and Cost of Living highlighted the need for funding certainty for local government so we can protect our front-line services that so many of our residents rely on. These include children’s social care, adult social care, and support for homeless people. Cllr Amos said spiralling inflation, driven in part by factors including the pandemic, and the war in Ukraine, meant “many families already struggling with the cost-of-living crisis face a bleak winter of rising prices and bills with little help from the government”.
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 To help young people aged 16 to 30 across the borough break into creative and cultural sector jobs we’ve awarded £335,000 to our partner organisations to support hundreds of our residents. These organisations include the Black Cultural Archives and Southbank Centre. The programme, Lambeth ELEVATE careers is a partnership between local cultural organisations which aims to open opportunities in the creative and cultural sectors for every young person in the borough.
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Promote Democracy in Lambeth and Earn Extra Cash!
We need your help canvassing households across the borough who are yet to confirm their household details. It’s a chance to earn money on evenings and weekends, and help make sure residents can vote at future elections.
Visits will take place from Thursday 29 September to Monday 14 November.
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