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News published February 2021

• Rough sleeping down by 67% in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½

  Rough sleeping across ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ has reduced by 2 thirds thanks to the city’s response to the government's call for ‘Everyone In’ which began at the start of the pandemic last March.

  Published 25th February 2021.

• Council Tax Hardship Scheme will provide £275 discount to 61,000 households across ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½

  ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ residents in receipt of Council Tax Support will receive a £275 discount on their 2021/ 2022 council tax bill.

  

  Published 24th February 2021.

• Fly-tipper jailed for 13 months

  A fly-tipper whose activity blighted a Ward End street has today been successfully prosecuted by ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ City Council for his anti-social actions and for consumer protection legislation breaches.

  Published 23rd February 2021.

• BAME councillors come together to encourage vaccine uptake

  Councillors from BAME backgrounds across ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ have joined together to publish a video promoting the covid-19 vaccine uptake within BAME communities.

  Published 17th February 2021.

• ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ City Council launches Pregnancy and Maternity survey as part of African and Caribbean Health Inequality Review

  ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ City Council is launching a survey to understand inequalities in experiences of pregnancy and early parenthood among African and Caribbean women.

  Published 16th February 2021.

• More than £4m of further walking and cycling improvements to be delivered across ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½

  ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ City Council has been awarded circa £4.5m as part of the second tranche of funding from the Department for Transport’s Active Travel Fund.

  

  Published 16th February 2021.

• COVID support grants launched for ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ taxi drivers

  ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ City Council is joining several cities across the country by introducing much needed financial grants to eligible taxi drivers of private hire and hackney carriage vehicles.

  

  Published 15th February 2021.

• Round two of business support grants launches following first round success

  ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ City Council has launched the second round of business support grant payments following a round of successful grant pay-outs to struggling businesses.

  

  Published 15th February 2021.

• Working together to deliver a successful Census 2021 in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½

  The Office for National Statistics – which runs Census 2021 – is working with ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ City Council to deliver a successful census and help local ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ to fully meet future needs.

  

  Published 15th February 2021.

• Empty Homes Week

  ‘Not pretty vacant’ - ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ City Council highlights the blight of empty homes using a play on popular song titles in advance of #EmptyHomesWeek

  

  Published 12th February 2021.

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