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2021/22 www.havering.gov.uk
Cleaner, Safer, Prouder Together 2
Introduction from the Leader of
Havering Council Cllr Damian White
Dear resident,
Every year we produce this booklet to explain exactly how your
money is used by the Council, and to show you how much of a
difference it makes to all Havering residents.
Our spending is focused on the services we have to provide by law
and those that residents tell us are most important to them.
Last financial year (2020/21) was a year none of us could have predicted. 2020 brought
Covid-19 and with it changes and challenges on a scale most of us have never seen in our
lifetimes.
This year, we have the challenge of presenting a balanced budget, which serves the needs of
our residents, set against an ongoing backdrop of Covid-19 and our borough’s recovery from
the pandemic.
Our 21/22 budget builds on our four-year spending plan, and based on further consultation,
we will continue to improve our roads and pavements, invest in community safety with new
CCTV, affordable homes, parks and new leisure centres.
The Council will still deliver weekly rubbish collections and street cleaning will be maintained
at the current levels after seeing investment in the last budget. We will also continue to offer
residents free parking on Sundays, in selected on-street bays in Romford, Hornchurch and
Rainham and free parking to our key worker heroes.
In order to protect and provide the key services which matter most, residents will see an
increase of 4.50% in their Council tax bills in 2021/22. This includes the additional 3 per cent
Adult Social Care precept. On the back of the pandemic, this is more important than ever
before.
When adding the London Mayor’s precept (his share of the bill) which has risen by 9.50%, the
total increase for the average Band D property is £1.87 per week.
Havering has taken a proactive approach to managing its budgetary pressures over a number
of years. We have worked hard to drive down the cost of providing our services and we were
recently named the most efficient Council in London for the second year running.
This year’s budget, including the increase in your Council tax, will ensure residents continue
to receive the everyday services they value and rely on. It will also stand us in good stead to
enable us to take the borough forward as we move forward from this dreadful pandemic.
You can keep up-to-date with the latest council news throughout the year by subscribing to
our weekly Living in Havering email newsletter:
https://www.havering.gov.uk/newsletters
Councillor Damian White
Leader of Havering Council
Your Council Tax Your Services 2021-22 3
How the Council Tax is spent
The following outlines how Social Services
the Council is set to spend In the budget consultation
money for the financial year you told us that looking
April 2021 to March 2022. after vulnerable residents
Over the next year we will in our community was
collect £167 million from important so we will
our residents in Council Tax. be spending £8.87 per
From this, we will pay household, per week to
£32 million to the Greater fund social care services
London Authority to help for people of all ages, as
fund the police, fire service well as helping people to
and Transport for London. regain their independence,
after an accident or stay in
The remaining £135 million
hospital.
is added to our grant from
central Government, giving Roads, Pavements and
us £168 million to spend in Car Parking
Havering over the coming
£0.17 per household,
financial year. The average
per week will be spent
Band D Council Tax charge
to maintain roads and
in Havering is £1,893.30
pavements, run car parks
per year, of which £363.66
and keep street lights in
goes to the Greater London
good working order.
Authority and £1,529.64
comes to the Council to
fund your services.
Pay your Council Tax in full before
1 April 2021 and you will receive a
1.5 per cent discount.
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Rubbish, Waste Culture and Leisure improve air quality, tackle
Collection and Street £0.75 per household, per land contamination and
Cleaning week to run our parks, noise issues, licensing and
libraries, leisure centres, regulation advice.
£1.21 per household, per
week will be spent to collect sports development, arts Other services
rubbish and recycling services and the Havering
£7.42 per household per
from more than 100,000 Music Service as well as a
week to run a range of
households as well as wide-ranging programme
other services including
keeping streets clean across of activities for young
support services (e.g.
the whole of Havering all people. This also includes
finance, human resources,
year round. a contribution towards The
IT, insurance and legal
Queen’s Theatre, as well
Education services), registrars (births,
as preserving our heritage
deaths and marriages),
£7.70 per household, per buildings.
community safety and road
week will support the
Environmental Health, safety.
education and additional
needs of young people in Licensing & Trading Levies
Havering’s schools and Standards
£2.14 per household per
other educational provision. £0.39 per household week is paid to a range of
The day-to-day running per week will be spent organisations that provide
costs for schools comes to protect consumers services to a number of
from a separate, dedicated (including enforcing fair boroughs and are set by
Government grant for trading, health and safety, central government.
schools, not from the food safety and private
Council Tax. rented housing standards),
£29.42 – Weekly spend per household (excluding GLA)
£0.17 Roads, Pavement & Car Parking
£0.39 Environmental Health & Trading Standards
£0.75 Culture & Leisure
£0.78 Housing Advice
£1.21 Rubbish, Waste Collection & Street Cleaning
£2.14 Levies
£7.42 Other Services
£7.70 Education
£8.87 Social Services
Your Council Tax Your Services 2021-22 5
Information about Council Services
Many services are now Reduce, reuse, recycle
online including: In Havering we produce
Council information more than 95,000 tonnes
of waste each year.
The Council produces email
Information about reducing,
bulletins on different topics
reusing and recycling is at
with subscribers receiving
www.havering.gov.uk/
information from these
recycling
bulletins each month.
Sign up at Libraries
www.havering.gov.uk/ You can renew or reserve a
Havering-Updates library book online. Online
Social care courses, ebooks, audio
books and lots more are all
Information and advice
available at
on social care services for
www.havering.gov.uk/
people of all ages can be
libraries
found on
www.havering.gov.uk/
socialcare
Council Tax: Do more online
All of the following Council Tax services are now available
when you set up your My Havering account
Change of address/moving home
You can tell us about your move without a My Havering
account at:
www.havering.gov.uk/counciltax
Copy bill request
To request a copy bill, visit
www.havering.gov.uk/copybill
ebilling request
Over 20,000 residents in Havering receive their Council Tax
bill by e-billing. Help the environment and receive your bills
online when you sign up for My Havering Account.
Payment arrangement request
To make an arrangement for the current year
Single person discount request
To request or cancel a 25 per cent single person discount
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You can also download Housing Birth and death
our libraries app for Information and advice on registrations
smartphones. Council housing, housing Everything you need to know
www.yourlibraryapp.co.uk/ support, and private rented about registering births and
havering options is at deaths is at
www.havering.gov.uk/ www.havering.gov.uk/
Parks and open spaces housing registrations
Havering has over 108
parks and open spaces, Marriages & ceremonies
13 with greenflag status. Information about the This leaflet, including detailed
Information about our Georgian Grade II listed financial information, is
parks and what they offer wedding venue, Langtons available at
is at www.havering.gov.uk/ House and details about www.havering.gov.uk/
parks getting married or holding counciltax
Business a ceremony in Havering is
at www.havering.gov.uk/
Information, advice and
langtons
support for businesses is in
one place on the Council
website at
www.havering.gov.uk/
business
You can also access the following services on the Council’s website:
Student discount request
www.havering.gov.uk/studentdiscount
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support
Reporting a change of circumstances:
www.havering.gov.uk/hbchange
General enquiries
Use this form for any Council Tax enquiries not
listed above:
www.havering.gov.uk/counciltaxenquiry
Council Tax Support
If you cannot afford to pay Council Tax because your income is low, you can apply for
help at www.havering.gov.uk/counciltaxsupport
Your Council Tax Your Services 2021-22 7
Council Tax Information 2021-2022
Band Value of property at 1 April 1991 Full Council Tax
A Up to and including £40,000 £1,262.20
B £40,001 to £52,000 £1,472.57
C £52,001 to £68,000 £1,682.93
D £68,001 to £88,000 £1,893.30
E £88,001 to £120,000 £2,314.03
F £120,001 to £160,000 £2,734.77
G £160,001 to £320,000 £3,155.50
H More than £320,000 £3,786.60
Almost all domestic properties Council Tax or to refund
are subject to Council Tax. overpaid Council Tax to you.
Properties are allocated a band Residents can get advice
according to their market value from the Citizens Advice
in 1991. consumer helpline by calling
The table above tells you the 03454 040506.
band a property will fall into More information about
and the Council Tax to be paid Scams Awareness Month
based on property values at 1 and scams in general is
April 1991. available at
Tax visit www.havering.gov.uk/ www.citizensadvice.org.uk
counciltax Scams should be reported
To find out more about Council to Action Fraud at
Tax Support visit www.havering. www.actionfraud.police.uk
gov.uk/counciltaxsupport Pay promptly to get a
Havering Council urges lump sum discount
residents to be aware of You could save up to £56.80
Council Tax scams
by paying all your Council
Council Tax scams continue Tax early. More than 3,000
to do the rounds in Havering Havering residents pay their
so extra vigilance is always Council Tax in full before 1 April
required. each year and get 1.5 per cent
The scammer asks for a £65 off their Council Tax bill.
‘release fee’ in order to release
The table above shows the
the money that is owed which
amount you will save if you
is usually a higher amount.
pay all of your Council Tax
Residents should always
before 1 April 2021. You can
double-check details if
make a payment at
someone calls them out of the
blue to offer a sum of money www.havering.gov.uk/
as it is likely to be a scam. counciltaxpayment
The Council does not charge Appeals
a release fee to reduce your Appeals to amend your
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Council Tax Lump Sum Discount
Band Full 1.5% Balance Council Tax less single 1.5% Balance
Council Tax Discount to pay person discount Discount to pay
A £1,262.20 £18.93 £1,243.27 £946.65 £14.20 £932.45
B £1,472.57 £22.09 £1,450.48 £1,104.43 £16.57 £1,087.86
C £1,682.93 £25.24 £1,657.69 £1,262.20 £18.93 £1,243.27
D £1,893.30 £28.40 £1,864.90 £1,419.98 £21.30 £1,398.68
E £2,314.03 £34.71 £2,279.32 £1,735.52 £26.03 £1,709.49
F £2,734.77 £41.02 £2,693.75 £2,051.08 £30.77 £2,020.31
G £3,155.50 £47.33 £3,108.17 £2,366.63 £35.50 £2,331.13
H £3,786.60 £56.80 £3,729.80 £2,839.95 £42.60 £2,797.35
property band can only be Payment by Direct Debit Council Tax may be entitled to
made if: Direct Debit is an easy way Council Tax Support.
• the value has altered due to pay and you can choose Other ways to pay your
to a physical change to the an instalment date of Council Tax
property either the first, fifteenth or Visit www.havering.gov.uk/
• the property has started to twenty first of each month. counciltax to pay by Debit
be used or stopped being Once set up, payments are Card.
used for business purposes made automatically so you For internet and telephone
• a house has been converted don’t have to worry and we payments (01708 433 993
into flats or vice versa will give you notice of any open 24 hours a day) you
• you have become the changes to the payments will need the following:
tax payer of the property you make. -P ayee Name: London
within the past six months. It’s easy to start paying by Borough of Havering
If you wish to appeal or Direct Debit, no need to fill -S ort Code: 62-00-44
request a change in your out any forms, just set up and Account Number:
valuation band and would a My Havering account by 14871734.
like more information, going to www.havering. -Y our Council Tax account
please contact The gov.uk/myhavering You will number
Valuation Office Agency then be able to set up your Your Council Tax instalments
(free of charge) at: Direct Debit online and you are due on the first of every
www.voa.gov.uk email can also report a change of month, unless you pay
ctsouth@voa.gsi.gov.uk address, apply for or cancel by Direct Debit. You must
or call 03000 501501 a single resident discount, ensure your payments
They are located at 1 Ruskin request a copy bill and much reach us by the due dates
Square, Dingwall Road, more. and we may help remind
Croydon CR10 2WF Alternatively you can set you by sending an SMS
While any appeal is in up payments by Direct message. We will only send
progress, you still need to pay Debit without registering you one reminder letter
your Council Tax as shown on for MyHavering account by for late payment and legal
your bill. If successful, your visiting www.havering.gov. action will be taken against
bill will be amended and you uk/directdebit those who do not pay or
can request a refund of any Residents on a low income continually pay late which
overpayment. who are struggling to pay their will involve costs.
Your Council Tax Your Services 2021-22 9
How is it spent? months from April to March.
This will reduce the amount
Some of the money is used of your monthly payments
regionally for funding the but it means that you will
police, the fire brigade and not have a break before
Transport for London. the start of the following
Havering Council also uses financial year. Please note
Council Tax money to fund that instalments will still
local services you use such be due on the first of the
as Planning & Economic month unless you are
Development, Highways paying by Direct Debit.
& Car Parking, Education, You can apply online by
Refuse Collection & Waste completing the Payment
Disposal, Environmental Arrangement request form
Health, Housing (General www.havering.gov.uk/
Fund only), Leisure & ctarrange
Recreation, Social Services
and other services. Help for
We also contribute to the
following levy bodies: East
people with
London Waste Authority, disabilities
the Environment Agency If you, or anyone who lives
(Thames and Anglian with you, is disabled and
Eastern Region), Lee Valley needs a specially adapted
Regional Park Authority, room (not a bathroom,
and the London Pensions kitchen or lavatory), an extra
Fund Authority; For more bathroom or kitchen, or a
information on levying wheelchair is used in the
bodies, see pages 17-22. home by the disabled person
For a full breakdown of how then you may be entitled to
we spend Council Tax go to a reduction in your Council
www.havering.gov.uk/ Tax.
counciltax If any special features have
been added to your home
Help for people for a disabled resident which
in financial increases the property’s
value, the valuation band
difficulty should not reflect that
If you are having problems increase.
paying your Council If you think you meet the
Tax please contact us criteria for a reduction you
straightaway to avoid can apply online at https://
costs being added. Council my.havering.gov.uk/Pages/
Tax is usually paid over 10 OnlineForms/Council-Tax-
monthly instalments from Reduction-for-People-with-
April to January but you Disabilities.aspx#Personal-
can request to pay over 12 details
10If you feel that the band on diplomats. or disabled relatives (see
your bill is incorrect, please Please note that this is Exempt Properties below).
contact the Valuation Office only a summary of the For further details or to
Agency at www.voa.gov.uk discounts that are available; apply, please go to
or call 03000 501501 for full details or to apply, www.havering.gov.uk/
please go to counciltax
Discounts and www.havering.gov.uk/
Empty Properties
exemptions counciltax
Any existing discount Surcharge
Discounts entitlement is shown on From 1 April 2019,
The full Council Tax bill your bill but you must tell properties will be charged
assumes that at least the Council within 21 days 200 per cent of the Council
two adults are living in a about any changes of Tax where they have
property. If there is only one circumstances that may been unoccupied and
adult the bill is reduced by affect it or you may be unfurnished for more than
25 per cent. Some people subject to a fine. two years. This is unless:
are not included when Note: We will monitor • The owner who would
counting the number of discounts and exemptions occupy the property is
adult residents. These and conduct reviews to living in armed forces
include people who are make sure the reduction still accommodation that is
under 18, full-time students, applies. This may involve job-related or
student nurses, apprentices, external organizations.. • The property is an annexe
youth training trainees, non- Annexes used by the resident of the
British spouses/ dependents main property.
An annexe is a building, or
of students (who are not Since April 2013, there
part of a building, which
allowed to work or claim have been no reductions
has been constructed or
benefit), those for whom for empty properties unless
adapted for use as separate
child benefit is paid, school specific criteria are satisfied
living accommodation.
leavers, certain care workers (see Exempt Properties
who live in the property, An annexe can qualify for
a 50 per cent Council Tax below).
severely mentally
impaired, long-term hospital discount where: it is being Exempt properties
patients, nursing home used by the resident of the
Some properties are exempt
patients, members (and other part of the property
from Council Tax. These
dependents) of visiting as part of their sole or main
include properties that are
armed forces, members residence and is otherwise
unoccupied and:
(and dependents) of unoccupied, or it is occupied
by a relative of the person •o
wned and last used by a
international headquarters
liable to pay Council Tax registered charity and last
or defence organisations,
in the other part of the lived in less than six
members of religious
property. months ago
communities, care workers,
people caring for someone Annexes will continue to • were lived in by people
with a disability who is in be exempt where they are now in prison or otherwise
receipt of certain benefits empty but cannot be let legally detained
but is not their partner separately from the rest of • were lived in by people
or under 18, prisoners, the property or where they now permanently in a
residents of hostels for are occupied by elderly hospital or care home
the homeless and foreign
Your Council Tax Your Services 2021-22 11• have remained unoccupied • lived in by foreign diplomats
since the death of the sole • annexes occupied only by
owner (the exemption does elderly or disabled relatives of
not apply where there is those living in the rest of the
another existing occupier) property
and less than 6 months
For full details or to apply
have passed since the grant
please visit www.havering.gov.
of probate or letters of
uk/counciltax
administration
If your property is no longer
• the law prevents anyone
exempt, you must tell us
living there
within 21 days of the change
• held vacant for a Minister of or you may incur a fine.
Religion
If you think you should not pay
• were lived in by people now Council Tax because:
receiving personal care in a
• your property should be
place other than a hospital
exempt
or care home
• you are not the resident or
• were lived in by people now
the owner
living elsewhere to provide
personal care • you should receive a discount
• were lived in by students • a mistake has been made in
who also own the property your bill
• have been repossessed You can contact us by
completing our online
• have been left by someone
council tax general enquiry
who has become bankrupt
form which can be found
• are vacant caravan pitches at www.havering.gov.uk/
or boat moorings counciltaxenquiry
• are annexes that cannot be If you disagree with our
let separately from the main decision you can appeal to the
house. Council. If, after receiving the
Also exempt are occupied Council’s decision, you remain
properties that are: dissatisfied, you have a further
• student halls of residence right of appeal
to the
• only lived in by students
Valuation Tribunal
• Ministry of Defence barracks Second Floor
and married quarters 120 Leman Street,
• visiting forces London E1 8EU
accommodation www.valuationtribunal.gov.uk/
• only lived in by people under Any appeal must be made in
the age of 18 writing within two months of
• lived in only by people the Council’s decision.
who are severely mentally
impaired and they are liable
to pay the Council Tax
12Fraud prevention Second adult
The Council has a duty to rebate
protect the public funds for pension age residents
it administers and may
You may be entitled to a
use information that you
second adult rebate if you
have provided for the
are of pension age and
prevention and detection
of fraud. It may also »» you do not have a partner
share this information or your partner is not
with other organisations counted for Council Tax
responsible for auditing or purposes (see Discounts
administering public funds on pages 11-13)
for these purposes. For »» you do not qualify for
further information see Council Tax Support
www.havering.gov.uk/ or your support is less
fairprocessing than 25 per cent of your
Council Tax bill
Benefits advice »» you have other adults
We want to ensure that who are on a low income
residents get all the living in your property
benefits they are entitled to. To find out more, visit
Go to www.havering.gov.uk/ www.havering.gov.uk/
benefits and complete the benefits
online benefits application
form. Housing Benefit and
Universal Credit can help
you pay your rent, and
Council Tax Support could
help pay some of your
Council Tax bill.
The amount you could
receive depends on your
income, circumstances and
how much Council Tax
you pay.
Your Council Tax Your Services 2021-22 13How the Council Tax is made up
Details of the 2021 – 2022 budget
The Council Tax for band D properties has Planning & Ec
been set at £1,893.30 Roads, Pav
The make up of this charge is shown to the
right. (The table shows what we will spend Rubbish, Waste Collec
the money on with a comparison Environmental Healt
to figures for 2020-2021). Housin
Why did our TOTAL – AL
spending change? Contin
HAVERIN
Following consultation with Add Levies: East Lo
the residents of the borough, Environment Ag
Havering’s spending will total Environment Ag
£168.6m.
Lee Valley Re
2020/2021 Budget £163.9m
London P
Change In Council’s Budget
£m £m
2021/2022 Budget 168.6
2020/2021 Budget 163.9 Busines
Net Total 4.7
R
Nation
Reasons for change
Counc
Budget Pressures 17.4
Inflation (0.2) Business
Increase in Levies (4.5)
HAVERING’S PRECEPT ON T
Provisions & Other
Issues (including T
Grant Changes) 9.3 Precepts: London
Sub Total 21.9
Efficiencies/Savings (17.2)
Gre
Net Total 4.7
142021/2022 2020/2021 2021/2022 2020/2021 2021/2022 2020/2021
Gross Exp Gross Exp Income Income Net Exp Net Exp
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000
SERVICES
conomic Development 7,425 7,781 8,036 8,131 (611) (350)
vements & Car Parking 13,745 13,953 12,789 13,031 956 921
Education 198,089 178,859 153,986 137,768 44,103 41,091
ction & Street Cleaning 9,828 9,144 2,884 2,869 6,944 6,275
th & Trading Standards 2,683 2,502 439 533 2,244 1,969
ng (General Fund only) 88,429 88,094 83,979 83,532 4,450 4,562
Culture & Leisure 9,535 9,410 5,247 3,983 4,288 5,427
Social Services 84,095 83,179 20,604 19,751 63,491 63,428
Public Health 9,528 8,989 11,178 10,646 (1,650) (1,657)
Other Services 58,383 49,717 12,394 11,175 45,989 38,542
LL SERVICES 481,740 451,628 311,536 291,420 170,204 160,208
ngency and Provisions 1,000 1,000
NG’S NET EXPENDITURE 171,204 161,208
ondon Waste Authority 11,524 16,363
gency - Thames Region 195 191
gency - Anglian Region 23 22
Regional Park Authority 212 208
Pension Fund Authority 301 301
Unringfenced Grants (14,902) (14,368)
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 168,557 163,925
Less External Finance
ss Rates (Top Up)/Tariff (9,945) (9,945)
Revenue Support Grant (1,406) (1,398)
nal Non Domestic Rate (23,953) (23,809)
cil Tax (Surplus)/Deficit 815 0
Rates (Surplus)/Deficit 912 1,331
THE COLLECTION FUND 134,980 130,104
THE COLLECTION FUND
n Borough of Havering 119,500 118,415
Adult Social Care 15,480 11,689
134,980 130,104
eater London Authority 32,090 29,516
TOTAL 167,070 159,620
Your Council Tax Your Services 2021-22 15Gross Expenditure and the Council Tax
2020/2021 2021/2022
Amounts of Gross Expenditure
Aggregate of the items which are attributable to
the services administered by the Authority during the year £523,708,109 £550,857,918
less allowances for contingencies; £1,000,000 £1,000,000
and contributions to/(from) financial reserves (£7,882,396) (£4,783,710)
Gross Expenditure £530,590,505 £554,641,628
Amounts of Council Tax Requirement
LBH element of the Council Tax Band D for a Property £1,463.77 £1,529.64
multiplied by The Council Tax Base 88,883 88,243
Council Tax Requirement £130,104,269 £134,980,023
Statements concerning Gross Expenditure
and Council Tax Requirement
Gross Expenditure £530,590,505 £554,641,628
less Council Tax Requirement £130,104,269 £134,980,023
£400,486,236 £419,661,606
Reason for Difference
Gross income £359,783,489 £382,301,438
Retained Business Rates £23,808,558 £23,952,890
Business Rates Baseline (Tariff)/Top up £9,944,857 £9,944,857
Revenue Support Grant £1,398,077 £1,405,808
Council Tax (Deficit)/Surplus £0 (£815,089)
Business Rates (Deficit)/Surplus (£1,331,141) (£912,008)
£393,603,840 £415,877,896
Less contingencies and contribution to reserves £6,882,396 £3,783,710
£400,486,236 £419,661,606
16Levying bodies
The Council Tax you pay Waste disposal is carried grows, a one-off release
includes money that the out under a 25- year of reserves has enabled
Council has to collect for Integrated Waste an average decrease
other organisations that Management Services in the 2021/22 levy of
provide services London- Contract with Renewi plc 29.52%. The decrease for
wide. The organisations (previously Shanks Waste the London Borough of
that make a levy on the Management Ltd.). ELWA Havering is 29.57%.
Council are shown in this receives funding support via The major part of the ELWA
section. the government’s Private Levy is apportioned on the
Finance Initiative. basis of relative amounts of
East London Waste
Authority (ELWA) Budget 2021/2022 household waste delivered
ELWA’s total levy to it by
ELWA has the statutory
requirement is £47,563,000 each of the four constituent
responsibility for the
(2020/21: £67,488,000). London Boroughs, with the
disposal of household and
Whilst the budget is remainder apportioned
commercial waste collected
growing as in previous years according to their Council
by the London Boroughs
due to inflationary increases Tax Bases.
of Barking & Dagenham, in operational costs, landfill The Levy on the London
Havering, Newham and tax, insurance and provision Borough of Havering for
Redbridge, and for the for increases in the amount 2021/22 is £11,524,000
provision of Reuse and of waste as the population (2020/21: £16,363,000).
Recycling Centres in its area.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Budget Levy Changes 2020/2021 to 2021/2022
2020/2021 £m 2021/2022 £m
Authority Operating Expenditure 15.1 20.9
Authority Operating Income (7.9) (12.7)
Net Service Operating Costs 7.2 8.2
Financing Costs Dept servicing/repayments 0.9 0.5
Capital investment 1.2 0.8
Total Net Expenditure 9.3 9.5
Total Levy (9.6) (9.8)
Lee Valley Regional Park is on the Council Tax. This is calculated in proportion
a unique leisure, sports and year there has been a 2% to the Council Tax Base and
environmental destination increase in this levy. Find is £212,413 for 2021/22
for all residents of London, out more about hundreds (2020/21: £208,036).
Essex and Hertfordshire. of great days out, world Further details on how this
The 26 mile long, 10,000 class sports venues and budget is spent and the
acre park, much of it award winning parklands at amount each council
formerly derelict land, is www.visitleevalley.org.uk contributes can be found at
partly funded by a levy Havering’s share of the levy www.leevalleypark.org.uk
Your Council Tax Your Services 2021-22 17The Environment Agency
The Environment Agency is a levying body for its Flood and
Coastal Erosion Risk Management Functions under the Flood
and Water Management Act 2010 and the Environment
Agency (Levies) (England and Wales) Regulations 2011.
The Environment Agency (Anglian Eastern Region)
The Anglian Eastern Region Committee. Money is spent
of the Environment Agency on the construction of new
has powers in respect of flood defence schemes, the
flood and coastal erosion maintenance of the river
risk management for 2,993 system and existing flood
kilometres of main river and defences together with the
along tidal and sea defences operation of a flood warning
in the area of Anglian Eastern system and management of
Regional Flood and Coastal the risk of coastal erosion.
The financial details are:
Anglian Eastern Regional Flood and Coastal Committee
2020/2021 ‘000s 2021/2022 ‘000s
Gross Expenditure £52,791 £92,388
Levies Raised £3,349 £3,416
Total Council Tax 960 956
Base
The total Local Levy raised has increased from £3,348,860 for
2020/2021 to £3,415,837 for 2021/2022.
The Environment Agency (Thames Region)
The Thames Region of the Money is spent on the
Environment Agency has construction of new flood
powers in respect of flood defence schemes, the
and coastal erosion risk maintenance of the river
management for 5,200 system and existing flood
kilometres of main river and defences together with the
along tidal and sea defences operation of a flood warning
in the area of Thames system and management of
Regional Flood and Coastal the risk of coastal erosion.
Committee.
The financial details are:
Thames Regional Flood Defence Committee
2020/2021 ‘000s 2021/2022 ‘000s
Gross Expenditure £132,291 £133,962
Levies Raised £11,807 £12,042
Total Council Tax 5,163 5,127
Base
The total Local Levy raised has increased from
£11,807,323 for 2020/2021 to £12,042,289 for 2021/2022
18The majority of funding for partnership funding the Committee to which you
for flood defence Regional Flood and Coastal contribute. The total
comes directly from Committee recommend Local Levy raised by this
the Department for through the Environmental committee has increased
Environment, Food and Agency a local levy. by 1.99 per cent for the
Rural Affairs (Defra). A change in the gross Thames Region and 2.0 per
However, under the new budgeted expenditure cent for the Anglian Eastern
Partnership Funding rule not between years reflects Region. The following
all schemes will attract full the programme of works levies are made by Anglian
central funding. To provide for both capital and Eastern and Thames
local funding for local revenue needed by the Regions:
priorities and contributions Regional Flood and Coastal
London Borough 2020/2021 2021/2022
of Havering
Anglian Eastern Region £22,128 £22,609
Thames Region £191,242 £195,131
The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA)
The London Pensions Fund former employees of the London levy is payable in
Authority (LPFA) raises a Greater London Council all boroughs, the Inner
levy each year to meet (GLC), the Inner London London levy only in Inner
expenditure on premature Education Authority (ILEA) London Boroughs (including
retirement compensation and the London Residuary the City of London). The
and outstanding personnel
Body (LRB). figures show the total to be
matters for which LPFA is
responsible and cannot For 2021/22, the income raised and, in brackets, the
charge to the pension fund. to be raised by levies is percentage change on the
These payments relate to set out below. The Greater previous year.
Inner London £13,065,200 (0%)
Greater London £10,317,753 (0%)
Total £23,382,953 (0%)
London Borough 2020/2021 2021/2022
of Havering
London Pensions Fund £300,636 £301,345
Authority
Your Council Tax Your Services 2021-22 19Greater London Authority
Introduction and the climate emergency.
The Mayor of London’s The budget also provides
budget for the 2021-22 resources to support jobs
financial year sets out and growth, fund skills and
his priorities to support retraining programmes,
London’s recovery from help rough sleepers, invest
the COVID-19 pandemic in youth services and make
and to tackle the huge London a fairer and cleaner
social, health and economic place to live.
inequalities which it has The budget prioritises
exposed and exacerbated. resources for the
It supports job creation Metropolitan Police and
and London’s business London Fire Brigade to keep
community, our city’s future Londoners safe, including
growth and economic violence reduction initiatives
success and the Mayor’s and initiatives to improve
vision to rebuild London as opportunities for young
a greener, cleaner and safer Londoners. In light of the
city with stronger and more significant reductions in fare
cohesive communities. revenues and property tax
This year’s budget will income due to the pandemic
provide resources to improve some difficult decisions have
the key public services been unavoidable. However,
Londoners need. This this budget remains focused
includes delivering more on delivering a swift and
genuinely affordable homes, sustainable recovery from
securing funding to maintain the pandemic, as well as
and expand the capital’s building the better, brighter,
transport infrastructure and fairer future all Londoners
tackling toxic air pollution want and deserve.
Council tax for GLA Services
The GLA’s share of the and will also go towards
council tax for a typical maintaining existing travel
Band D property has been concessions for the under
increased by £31.59 (or 61p 18s and Londoners aged 60
per week) to £363.66. The and over. Council taxpayers
additional income raised will in the City of London, which
fund the Metropolitan Police has its own police force, will
and the London Fire Brigade pay £96.53.
Council Tax (£) 2020-21 Change 2021-22
MOPAC (Met Police) 252.13 15.00 267.13
LFC (Fire Brigade) 55.28 1.59 56.87
GLA 22.69 -0.12 22.57
TfL (Transport) 1.97 15.12 17.09
Total (£) 332.07 31.59 363.66
20Council tax for GLA Services
This budget will enable recommendations of 116,000 affordable home
the Mayor to fulfil his key the Grenfell fire inquiry. starts within London by
priorities for London. These This includes investing 2023 and an additional
include: in the new vehicles and 35,000 by 2026, as well
equipment required; as allocating resources to
»» ensuring the Metropolitan tackle homelessness and
»» working with London
Police have the resources reduce rough sleeping;
boroughs to maintain
they need to tackle
existing concessionary »» tackling the climate
violent crime – the
travel and assisted emergency through
Mayor has funded 1,300
door to door transport continued roll out of a
additional police officer
schemes. This includes for £50 million Green New
posts from locally raised
example, maintaining free Deal for London fund;
council tax and business
bus and tram travel for »» investing in Healthy
rates revenues;
under 18s as well as free Streets to fund projects
»» tackling the underlying off-peak travel across the to enable more walking
causes of crime through network for Londoners and cycling across
the rollout of funding to aged 60+, the disabled, London. The Mayor will
support disadvantaged armed forces personnel also expand the Ultra
young Londoners access in uniform and eligible Low Emission Zone to the
positive opportunities and armed services veterans North and South Circular
constructive activities that and protecting the roads in Autumn 2021 to
allow them to make the Taxicard and Dial a Ride tackle air pollution; and
most of their potential, schemes;
as well as resources for »» funding projects to bring
»» continuing the Hopper Londoners together,
new violence reduction
bus fare, which makes promote arts, sports
initiatives;
transport more affordable and culture, help tackle
»» protecting vulnerable for millions of Londoners; inequality and improve
children and women
»» opening the central the environment.
at risk of abuse and
London section of
domestic violence;
the Elizabeth line (the
»» providing enough operational name for
resources to the London Crossrail) in the first half
Fire Brigade (LFB) to of 2022, followed by the
ensure that first and full line opening with
second fire engines arrive through services as soon
at emergency incidents as possible to increase
within 10 minutes on central London’s rail
at least 90 per cent of capacity by ten per cent.
occasions and 12 minutes TfL will also open the
on at least 95 per cent of Northern line extension to
occasions respectively, Nine Elms and Battersea
after being dispatched. Power station in 2021;
The Mayor is also
»» continuing to tackle
providing resources to
London’s housing crisis,
rollout a transformation
by investing £4.4 billion
programme so that the
to continue delivering
LFB can implement the
Your Council Tax Your Services 2021-22 21Summary of GLA budget
The following tables by the Mayor in transport under 18s and Londoners
compare the GLA group’s and policing. Overall the aged 60 and over. There
planned spending for 2021- council tax requirement has also been a 1.0 per
22 with last year and set has increased because cent decrease in London’s
out why it has changed. of the extra funding for residential property taxbase.
The GLA’s gross expenditure the Metropolitan Police, Find out more about our
is higher this year. This is the London Fire Brigade budget at:
mainly due to the impact of and maintaining existing www.london.gov.uk/budget.
extra investment planned concessionary free travel for
How the GLA budget is funded (£m) 2021-22
Gross expenditure 13,804.4
Government grants and retained business rates -8,453.9
Fares, charges and other income -5,136.9
Change in reserves 883.0
Amount met by council taxpayers (£m) 1,096.6
Changes in Spending (£m) 2021-22
2020-21 council tax requirement 1,010.9
Inflation 176.7
Efficiencies and other savings -196.3
New initiatives 383.3
Other changes (for example fares revenue and -278.0
government grants)
Amount met by council taxpayers (£m) 1,096.6
Havering Council key contacts
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benefits streetcare excludedpupils
Business Rates – Bridge school
EDUCATION
information tel 01708 764370
www.havering.gov.uk/
www.havering.gov.uk/ Electoral Registration
businessrates educationandlearning
www.havering.gov.uk/
Cemeteries & Crematorium Education
elections
www.havering.gov.uk/ Psychology Service
Environmental health
cemeteries www.havering.gov.uk/
& licensing
Council Tax – information educationpsychology
www.havering.gov.uk/
www.havering.gov.uk/ Attendance, behaviour and environmentalhealth
counciltax traveller support service Family Information Service
Registrations tel 01708 431777 (nurseries, out of school
www.havering.gov.uk/ Elective Home Education clubs, parent and toddler
registration www.havering.gov.uk/ groups, pre-schools)
StreetCare (rubbish, homeschool www.havering.gov.uk/fis
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www.havering.gov.uk/ www.havering.gov.uk/ www.havering.gov.uk/
housing payments schools
tel 01708 433993 (24 hour) Schools Admissions
Council tenants
www.havering.gov.uk/ Blue badges www.havering.gov.uk/
counciltenants www.havering.gov.uk/ admissions
bluebadge Schools Appeals
Council leaseholders
www.havering.gov.uk/ PAYMENTS www.havering.gov.uk/
councilleaseholders (Council Tax, Business Rates, appeals
Housing Solution Team Housing Rents, Garages, School Dinners
Service Charges) (Catering Services)
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payments schoolcatering
Housing Choice Application
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askhousing tel 01708 433993 www.havering.gov.uk/
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LIBRARIES
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PLANNING
libraries schooltransport
www.havering.gov.uk/
planning Special Needs
Romford Library www.havering.gov.uk/sen
www.havering.gov.uk/ Building control
romfordlibrary www.havering.gov.uk/ SOCIAL SERVICES
buildingcontrol Adults
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hornchurchlibrary www.havering.gov.uk/ Children and families
24 hour renewal line planning www.havering.gov.uk/
tel 0333 3704700 Planning appeals children
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www.havering.gov.uk/ Planningappeals
www.havering.gov.uk/
parking Planning enforcement tradingstandards
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parkingpermits Building control advice/ www.havering.gov.uk/
Parking Penalties inspection requests consumeradvice
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