London Borough of Haringey: local authority assessment

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Assessment published: 7 February 2025

About London Borough of Haringey

Demographics

The London Borough of Haringey is home to over 260,000 residents. The borough’s population has grown by 3.6% since the last census in 2011. Although Haringey has a younger age profile compared to England and Wales, Haringey is ageing faster compared to other London Boroughs. The number of residents who are aged 65+ has seen an increase of around 24% since the Census carried out in 2011.

The majority of Haringey's population identifies themselves as White, making up 56.99%. The local authority identifies as a diverse borough; 17.58% are from Black, Black British, Caribbean or African, 8.73% are from Asian, Asian British and 9.67% identified themselves under ‘other’ category.

The population has an Index of Multiple Deprivation score of 9 (1 is the least deprived, 10 is the most deprived) meaning it is one of the most deprived local authorities in England. Highest levels of deprivation were in the east of the borough.

Haringey is in the North Central London Integrated Care System together with 4 other London boroughs. The London Borough of Haringey is a Labour-led council, with a large majority.

Financial facts

• The local authority estimated in 2022-2023, its total budget would be £499,480,000. Its actual spend for the year was £536,936,000, which was £37,456,000 more than estimated.
• The local authority estimated it would spend £100,567,000 of its total budget on Adult Social Care in 2022-2023. Its actual spend was £113,681,000, which was £13,114,000 more than estimated.
• In 2022-2023, 21% of the budget was spent on Adult Social Care.
• The Local Authority has raised the full Adult Social Care precept for 2023-2024, with a value of 2%. Please note the amount raised through Adult Social Care precept varies from Local Authority to Local Authority.
• Approximately 3,625 people were accessing long-term Adult Social Care support, and approximately 700 people were accessing short-term Adult Social Care support in 2022-2023. Local authorities spend money on a range of Adult Social Care services, including supporting individuals. No 2 care packages are the same and vary significantly in their intensity, duration, and cost.

This data is reproduced at the request of the Department of Health and Social Care. It has not been factored into our assessment and is presented for information purposes only.