RBKC Direct: Congestion charge, uncovering fraud, parking controls and annual review

Welcome to edition 19 of RBKC Direct. In this issue we look at how residents were mobilised into opposing changes to the congestion charge and look at its future.

We also look at how the Council uncovers disabled badge and housing benefit fraud in the borough. We look at parking controls across the borough with a special focus on changes which have been introduced within the borough.

Finally, it’s been a great year for Kensington and Chelsea Council – this has been reflected in the results of an annual review carried out, which we also look at.

Congestion charge

Plans to remove the residents’ discount for the congestion charge have been abolished – thanks in part to the residents of Kensington and Chelsea. Here we look at what the changes would have meant and how Kensington and Chelsea residents were mobilised into opposition.

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Uncovering fraud

Around 17,000 residents claim housing benefit and more than 2,800 people are entitled to use disabled parking spaces.

The majority are deserving cases but unfortunately there are some people who take unfair advantage of these services by making false claims. Here we look at how the Council tackles this problem.

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Parking controls

Parking a vehicle in London is an expensive business, one many believe is simply a way for Councils to raise cash. But without parking controls the borough would quickly slip into anarchy. Here we review the borough’s existing parking controls and examine some of the changes

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Annual review

Council tax in Kensington and Chelsea will rise by just 2.5 per cent in 2008-09 the Council’s Cabinet agreed in March – the first council tax rise seen in the Royal Borough since 2005-06.

The Council will receive £102 million from the Government in 2008-09, a two per cent increase on the current year and well below inflation.

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