Resident Budget Engagement Session

Join us to help shape Newham Council’s future budget!

We invite you to attend an online session focussed on the business sector in Newham with Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE. This discussion will focus on the Council’s budget, the work beginning to bridge the budget gap for 2025/26 and how your sector can get involved. This session will take place online from 6:30 to 8:30pm on Monday 11 November.

With local governments facing severe financial challenges due to reductions in funding, rising costs, and increased demand, London boroughs like Newham are under significant pressure, particularly in addressing the capital’s housing crisis. As we plan for the next financial year, we need to carefully consider how we allocate our resources.

Why your input is crucial: you will have the chance to have your say in this process, share your feedback and work with us to shape the Council’s spending priorities. Your insights are vital in helping us to understand the impact of any proposed changes and where we can adopt new approaches to meet the unique needs of Newham’s business sector.

The Council wants your views on:

Areas where we are proposing we save money, divert spending or increase income
The impact of any proposed changes and how they can be mitigated
How we can do things differently to deliver services more efficiently

Your feedback is essential to ensuring that we continue to provide what matters most to the people of Newham. Join us in this important conversation to help guide the Council’s future budget decisions.

Please note: Ticket sign-up will close at 5pm on Monday 11 November. This meeting will be hosted online on MS Teams. We recommend that you download the Teams app on your tablet, smart phone or other devices ahead of joining the meeting. A Teams link will be sent to all registered participants at 5.30pm on the day of the meeting.

Read the full cabinet report here and find out more about Newham’s budget and how to take part in online or face to face consultation events across the borough throughout October and early November on www.newham.gov.uk/wevegotthis

You can also share your views on how we should spend our budget and protect vital services, by filling out this survey.

Business Engagement Session – Online