Housing and homelessness: every London borough ranked by spend per resident
33 councils · median £130.05/person · mean £155.91/person. From MHCLG Revenue Outturn 2024-25.
| Rank | Council | Control | Seats | Population | Total spend | Per resident | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westminster | Con | 209,996 | £120.4m | £573.35 | +341% | |
| 2 | City of London | Ind | 15,111 | £5.8m | £380.52 | +193% | |
| 3 | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | 144,518 | £44.6m | £308.74 | +137% | |
| 4 | Lambeth | Green | 316,920 | £91.1m | £287.41 | +121% | |
| 5 | Newham | NEW | 374,523 | £84.8m | £226.55 | +74% | |
| 6 | Camden | Lab | 216,943 | £49.0m | £225.74 | +74% | |
| 7 | Hackney | Green | 266,758 | £54.1m | £202.78 | +56% | |
| 8 | Lewisham | Green | 301,255 | £54.3m | £180.17 | +39% | |
| 9 | Brent | Lab | 352,976 | £57.6m | £163.31 | +26% | |
| 10 | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | 188,687 | £30.8m | £163.07 | +25% | |
| 11 | Haringey | Green | 263,850 | £42.6m | £161.41 | +24% | |
| 12 | Islington | Lab | 223,024 | £34.8m | £156.19 | +20% | |
| 13 | Southwark | Green | 314,786 | £48.9m | £155.38 | +19% | |
| 14 | Enfield | Con | 327,434 | £48.1m | £146.92 | +13% | |
| 15 | Tower Hamlets | ASP | 331,886 | £43.8m | £132.11 | +2% | |
| 16 | Croydon | Con | 409,342 | £53.9m | £131.74 | +1% | |
| 17 | Waltham Forest | Green | 279,737 | £36.4m | £130.05 | 0% | |
| 18 | Redbridge | Lab | 321,231 | £40.3m | £125.53 | -3% | |
| 19 | Wandsworth | Con | 337,655 | £40.7m | £120.41 | -7% | |
| 20 | Bromley | Con | 335,319 | £40.0m | £119.20 | -8% | |
| 21 | Kingston upon Thames | LD | 172,692 | £18.1m | £105.01 | -19% | |
| 22 | Richmond upon Thames | LD | 196,678 | £20.6m | £104.99 | -19% | |
| 23 | Ealing | Lab | 385,985 | £37.6m | £97.39 | -25% | |
| 24 | Sutton | LD | 214,525 | £20.8m | £96.97 | -25% | |
| 25 | Hillingdon | Con | 329,185 | £30.9m | £93.95 | -28% | |
| 26 | Merton | Lab | 218,539 | £18.3m | £83.62 | -36% | |
| 27 | Havering | Ref | 276,274 | £21.7m | £78.72 | -39% | |
| 28 | Greenwich | Lab | 299,528 | £22.8m | £76.10 | -41% | |
| 29 | Hounslow | Lab | 299,424 | £21.8m | £72.97 | -44% | |
| 30 | Barking and Dagenham | Lab | 232,747 | £15.7m | £67.51 | -48% | |
| 31 | Harrow | Con | 270,724 | £17.8m | £65.76 | -49% | |
| 32 | Bexley | Con | 256,434 | £16.0m | £62.32 | -52% | |
| 33 | Barnet | Lab | 405,050 | £19.9m | £49.16 | -62% |
What this shows. Net revenue expenditure on the housing and homelessness bucket from each council’s 2024-25 Revenue Outturn (RO) submission to MHCLG, divided by ONS mid-year population. Higher per-head doesn’t imply waste — it can reflect demographic need (e.g. more older residents), rurality, or policy choice (e.g. retaining in-house services rather than contracting out). Lower per-head doesn’t imply efficiency — some councils have moved costs to fees, grants, or a ringfenced account.
Caveats. Councils under MHCLG suppression for 2024-25 don’t appear here (Birmingham, Slough, Cumberland and others — see their council card for the reason). Comparisons across the tier line don’t make sense, which is why this table is filtered to one council type at a time. Source: MHCLG Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing.