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News published February 2021

• Rough sleeping down by 67% in Birmingham

  Rough sleeping across Birmingham has reduced by two 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 Birmingham

  Birmingham 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 Birmingham 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 Birmingham have joined together to publish a video promoting the covid-19 vaccine uptake within BAME communities.

  Published 17th February 2021.

• Birmingham City Council launches Pregnancy and Maternity survey as part of African and Caribbean Health Inequality Review

  Birmingham 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 Birmingham

  Birmingham 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 Birmingham taxi drivers

  Birmingham 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

  Birmingham 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 Birmingham

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

  

  Published 15th February 2021.

• Empty Homes Week

  ‘Not pretty vacant’ - Birmingham 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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