Cost of Living Crisis

Progress in sight on cutting building insurance costs for leaseholders

Jon Cruddas MP has welcomed news that at last action is being taken on the scandalously high building insurance costs that have been forced on leaseholders and shared owners. Jon has mounted a campaign on behalf of leaseholders of apartments in Dagenham and Rainham to cut the premiums being charged by insurance companies and then recharged by the buildings owners to leaseholders in inflated service charges.

Unemployed Claimant Count August 2023

The number of unemployed claimants in Dagenham and Rainham constituency in August 2023 was 4,395. This represents a rate of 6.2% of the economically active population aged 16 to 64. The equivalent UK claimant rate was 4.8%.

There were 685 claimants aged 18-24, which was 7.5% of the population aged 18-24. The equivalent UK claimant rate was 4.9%.

LBBD Holiday Activities and Food Programme Replaces FSM Voucher

Jon Cruddas MP was recently contact by many concerned residents who were struggling to obtain “Free School Vouchers” for the upcoming school holidays. After further investigation, it transpires that due to further Government Cuts, Free School Vouchers have now been axed, not only in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, but nationwide.