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| More Londoners to get ULEZ financial help, says mayor's office | More Londoners to get ULEZ financial help, says mayor's office |
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| Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says more support will be given to families and small businesses | Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says more support will be given to families and small businesses |
| The number of people eligible for financial support to replace polluting vehicles is set to increase ahead of the capital's expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) from August. | The number of people eligible for financial support to replace polluting vehicles is set to increase ahead of the capital's expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) from August. |
| Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said there would be support for small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, not just sole traders and "micro businesses". | Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said there would be support for small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, not just sole traders and "micro businesses". |
| All families on child benefit will also be offered access to the scheme. | All families on child benefit will also be offered access to the scheme. |
| Five councils are currently opposing the ULEZ expansion with legal action. | Five councils are currently opposing the ULEZ expansion with legal action. |
| The expanded £110m scrappage scheme will be in place from end of July, the mayor's office said. | |
| It added that care workers needing support would be "targeted for help", and that charities would be able to scrap or retrofit up to three vans instead of one. | |
| Mr Khan said he took action after listening to concerns about the ULEZ expansion, which is set to cover outer London from 29 August. | |
| On Wednesday, he took questions from callers to Eddie Nestor's BBC London Radio show, including about ULEZ's expansion. | |
| Who is eligible? | Who is eligible? |
| A total of 874,710 families in London receive child benefit, with 578,315 of those in outer London, the mayor's office says. | A total of 874,710 families in London receive child benefit, with 578,315 of those in outer London, the mayor's office says. |
| ULEZ expansion: Contested claims examined | ULEZ expansion: Contested claims examined |
| Labour MPs call for ULEZ scrappage scheme review | Labour MPs call for ULEZ scrappage scheme review |
| A grace period will also be given to sole traders, "micro businesses" with up to 10 staff, small businesses, and registered charities that have bought ULEZ-compliant vehicles that will not arrive until after 29 August. | |
| The mayor's office said the scrappage scheme would "be kept under ongoing review". | The mayor's office said the scrappage scheme would "be kept under ongoing review". |
| Sadiq Khan took questions from callers to BBC Radio London on Wednesday | Sadiq Khan took questions from callers to BBC Radio London on Wednesday |
| Last week, two London Labour MPs urged Mr Khan to review the scheme and said they were concerned many of their constituents would not be covered by the financial support. | Last week, two London Labour MPs urged Mr Khan to review the scheme and said they were concerned many of their constituents would not be covered by the financial support. |
| Abena Oppong-Asare, MP for Erith and Thamesmead, and Ellie Reeves, MP for Lewisham West and Penge, called for an urgent review of what additional support could be provided for families and businesses. | Abena Oppong-Asare, MP for Erith and Thamesmead, and Ellie Reeves, MP for Lewisham West and Penge, called for an urgent review of what additional support could be provided for families and businesses. |
| Five Conservative-led councils - Bexley, Bromley, Harrow, Hillingdon and Surrey - have already launched legal action over the expansion of ULEZ. | Five Conservative-led councils - Bexley, Bromley, Harrow, Hillingdon and Surrey - have already launched legal action over the expansion of ULEZ. |
| 'Unnecessary money-grabbing' | 'Unnecessary money-grabbing' |
| Speaking on behalf of City Hall's Conservatives, Peter Fortune AM said the announcement was "the bare minimum" and the scheme was "unnecessary money-grabbing" that would hit "charities, small businesses and low-income families the hardest". | |
| He said: "I welcome Mr Khan's decision to listen to his political opponents and stop people on low incomes unnecessarily getting into debt over the ULEZ expansion, by allowing more people to access the scrappage scheme. | He said: "I welcome Mr Khan's decision to listen to his political opponents and stop people on low incomes unnecessarily getting into debt over the ULEZ expansion, by allowing more people to access the scrappage scheme. |
| "Be in no doubt, however, that he is offering the bare minimum and this minor change will not cover the crippling expense of buying a new car. | "Be in no doubt, however, that he is offering the bare minimum and this minor change will not cover the crippling expense of buying a new car. |
| "The best thing Sadiq Khan can do now is scrap it and start tackling air pollution where it is, instead of taxing people where it isn't." | "The best thing Sadiq Khan can do now is scrap it and start tackling air pollution where it is, instead of taxing people where it isn't." |
| Meanwhile, Sarah King, from the Federation of Small Businesses, said while they "welcomed the news that the scheme is being expanded to include businesses with more employees", they were "still concerned". | |
| "The period of grace that is proposed isn't going to be long enough for them to purchase the vehicles they need to purchase and adjust and comply," she said. | "The period of grace that is proposed isn't going to be long enough for them to purchase the vehicles they need to purchase and adjust and comply," she said. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Mayor of London | Mayor of London |
| London | London |
| London ULEZ | London ULEZ |
| Sadiq Khan | Sadiq Khan |