Cllr Claire Holland Cllr Issa Issa OVAL AN UPDATE FROM YOUR LAMBETH LABOUR COUNCILLORS The number of homeless families Lambeth Council has housed since 2020 has almost doubled Source: House of Commons Library, Local authority data: finance, 2024 = 100 households 2020 today it only receives £5 in real terms £183.8 million Our funding from central government has been cut by more than 60% since the Liberal Democrat and Conservative coalition government of 2010. Whilst the Labour Government has made positive first steps, there is a lot of damage to undo. For every £14 that Lambeth Council received from central government back in 2010 for core council services £508.7 million Fourteen years of Tory and Lib Dem cuts to Lambeth’s funding have taken their toll. 2024 Source: Lambeth Council, Homelessness Review 2024 But other Conservative failures mean Lambeth has much more to do. The national housing crisis means Lambeth has to house twice the number of homeless families it did before Conservative and Lib Dem austerity and costs Lambeth £90 million a year in temporary accomodation. Lambeth Labour has prioritised spending on schools, our environment and building council homes. Lambeth residents say this spending matters most to them. Turn the page to find out more... Promoted by Lambeth Labour on behalf of Lambeth Labour, all at 264 Rosendale Road, West Norwood, SE24 9DL. Printed by Jupiter Associates, 21 The Waldrons, Croydon CR0 4HB.
ON YOUR SIDE IN OVAL New investment into your local library Your local Labour Councillors have successfully lobbied for more investment into Tate South Lambeth Library. This follows the council installing environmentally friendly air source heat pumps at the library providing cleaner and cheaper energy. The further works we have managed to secure will include a new room for film shows and events, new toilets and general refurbishment. Supporting our Young People We are supporting the borough becoming UNICEF registered Child Friendly. This means ensuring our young people have opportunities to learn and play. We have secured funding for After School Clubs and computer coding classes at the Wheatsheaf Hall. We will also again be funding Holiday Food and Activities programmes this Christmas school holiday at venues across our local area including at The Triangle Adventure Playground & Eritrean Muslim Community Association UK. Dockless Bikes We have been campaigning hard for tighter rules on companies who scatter dockless bikes across our streets, irresponsibly creating hazards for us all but in particular for residents with mobility issues, wheelchair users and carers with children. We are delighted that thanks to our collective lobbying the government announced on 16 December 2024 they will introduce legislation to enable TfL to regulate dockless e-bikes. We will work with TfL and continue to raise your concerns and ideas to help shape how the schemes can better work on our streets in Oval ward to ensure safer and tidier neighbourhoods. ON YOUR SIDE
ON YOUR SIDE IN OVAL Fighting the climate crisis and improving air quality Modernising our leisure facilities We’re investing £1.1 million to refurbish and modernise our leisure centres We’ve reduced air pollution in Lambeth and delivered 3,700 cycle storage spaces across the borough ollution in rp Va Ai ux hall has dropp ed by 51% And kids under 11 now swim for free! sin c e 2 01 7 Lambeth is well on track to plant 5,000 new trees across the borough by 2026 Tackling violence against women and girls L ambeth Council funds the largest number of refuge centre beds in London Building the homes our residents need Lambeth has built the first new council homes in a generation Investing in roads and pavements We’ve invested £5 million to improve dozens of roads and footways across Lambeth Prioritising our children’s futures Over 90% of Lambeth schools are rated good or outstanding We’ve created 40 School Streets to protect children from air pollution and reduce road danger We’re delivering at least 500 new social and affordable homes by 2030 ON YOUR SIDE
SURGERIES: YOUR LOCAL LABOUR COUNCILLORS ARE HERE TO HELP Tate South Lambeth Library, 180 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1QP We were in your area today, listening to the issues that matter to you and your neighbours in Oval. If you have any issues, you can let us know by contacting us: Cllr Diogo Costa First Saturday of the month from 10AM until 12PM. Except August. @CllrDiogoCosta DCosta@lambeth.gov.uk WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Cllr Claire Holland 07920 547 829 Fill out the survey below or scan the QR code to complete online CHolland@lambeth.gov.uk Cllr Issa Issa 07936 600 702 IIssa@lambeth.gov.uk Please complete the survey below, put it in an envelope, write LAMBETH LABOUR on the envelope and pop it in a postbox (yes, you only need to write that). You don’t need to use a stamp. Alternatively, you can take a picture of this survey and email it to communitysurveylambeth@gmail.com. What is the main improvement you would like to see in your neighbourhood? How would you rate the work of your local Labour councillors? 1 (If 1 is poor and 5 is excellent) 2 3 4 5 If there was a general election tomorrow, which party would you support? Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat Green Other (please name): Your name: Address: Email: Date: KEEP UP TO DATE WITH LOCAL NEWS: www.ovallabour.org @OvalLabourCllrs @OvalLabour /OvalLabour
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