Ahead of the Autumn Budget today, Liberal Democrats across the UK are calling on the Chancellor to lift the freeze on Local Housing Allowance (LHA), to help prevent homelessness.

Recently released figures show that the East Riding Pension Fund – which administers Hull City Council pensions – has invested over £300million in fossil fuels, equating to just over 7% of the fund’s total value.

It is vital that residents across Hull test their fire alarms, as recent figures show that almost 1 in 10 people do not own a working smoke alarm in England.

Lib Dem MP Sir Edward Davey has raised calls for more Police Community Support Officers in Hull.

Hull City Lib Dems have challenged the Labour administration to do more to protect tenants, after figures revealed only a handful of rogue landlords in Hull are being prosecuted. Hull City Council has only prosecuted eight rogue landlords in the last year, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.

The Derringham Lib Dem Team are working to secure faster repairs to play equipment in Wymersley Park.

Hull Lib Dems have welcomed news that key amendments have been secured which could bring an end to cold-calls from organisations selling financial services.

Flytipping in Hull has increased from 4368 incidents in 2015-16 to 5276 incidents last year. DEFRA has calculated the cost of flytipping in Hull at almost £250,000.

Liberal Democrat analysis has revealed that real terms spending per pupil will fall in Hull during 2017-18 by £60.

Crime in Hull is rising and so it is even more vital that residents’ views and concerns are put directly to the Police and Crime Commissioner. New statistics reveal that the total number of crimes in Hull rose by 3,950 from June 2016 to June 2017.