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Hardship Fund gives £1 million to those only just coping
Islington Council leader Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz urges thousands of low-income working households to apply now for a one-off £250 grant.
Islington Council launches targeted £1 million Hardship Fund to help thousands ‘struggling to cope’ in cost of living crisis
Islington Council has opened applications for its targeted £1million Hardship Fund to help thousands of residents struggling to make ends meet.
Awards ceremony recognises Islington’s local heroes
Islington Council held an awards ceremony last night (Tuesday 14 March) to celebrate the borough’s unsung community heroes.
An open letter to Steve Barclay MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Cllr Nurullah Turan, Islington Council's Executive Member for Health and Social Care, has today written an open letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care asking him to make adult social care fit for the future by adequately funding local authorities.
A Budget to make Islington a more equal place
Islington Council leader Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz outlines how the council’s budget proposals support its ambitions for a more equal borough while prioritising frontline services.
Islington Council to create £1 million Hardship Fund in cost of living budget that ‘prioritises frontline services’
Islington Council has announced a £1million Hardship Fund as part of its budget proposals for the next financial year, boosting its substantial existing safety net that shields the borough’s most vulnerable households from the worst effects of the cost of living crisis.
Cost of living: Islington Council cuts Council Tax bills by 95% for lowest-income households
Council Tax bills will be reduced by 95% for an estimated 18,000 low-income, working-age households in Islington next year, after Islington Council agreed to protect a support scheme which remains one of the most extensive in the UK.
Islington’s older residents invited to free festive meal
Islington Council is organising a festive feast on Friday 16 December for the borough’s older residents, to tackle loneliness and to offer a helping hand as the cost of living crisis continues.
Islington’s buses saved following campaign against cuts
Bus services across Islington have been saved following a borough-wide campaign against proposed cuts, it has been announced today.
Islington Council distributes £2.2million of ‘lifeline’ support to communities as cost-of-living crisis deepens
Islington Council has started to distribute more than £2.2million of financial support to soften the harshest consequences of the cost of living crisis for people most in need, including more than 4,000 households that have missed out on other cost of living support, and tackling holiday hunger among schoolchildren.
Transgender Day of Remembrance – statement
Sunday 20 November is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which honours the memory of people whose lives were lost in anti-transgender violence.
A friendly welcome awaits at your local Warm Community Space
Islington Council leader Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz introduces the Warm Community Spaces initiative, which is part of the council's response to the cost of living crisis.