Residents urged to follow new measures in fight against Covid-19
Following a sharp rise in coronavirus rates across the country the government has announced a range of new measures to keep the virus under control.
September 2020
Support payments for Covid-19 self-isolating workers
Croydon residents who are struggling financially because they cannot work after being told to self-isolate can now apply for a new support fund provided by government and run by councils.
July 2020
Get Covid-19 aware to help Keep Croydon Safe
Croydon residents are being urged to protect themselves and their loved ones by knowing how to get tested for coronavirus under the Keep Croydon Safe campaign launched today (Wednesday).
COVID-19 update: a message from Councillor Tony Newman, leader of the council
As we start to see our high streets come back to life, we are also preparing to reopen some more of our council services and buildings.
June 2020
Director of public health urges Croydon residents to keep safe over Covid-19
The council’s director of public health is calling on borough residents to continue following government rules on social distancing and hygiene to avoid Covid-19 spreading further.
May 2020
Council calls for sustainable social care funding
The Leader of Croydon Council today called on the government to sustainably fund the care sector as a report into the borough’s ongoing Covid-19 support for vulnerable residents was made public.
Croydon unites in response to Covid-19 crisis
Croydon Council’s large-scale response so far to support residents in need during the coronavirus pandemic while maintaining frontline services will be discussed at a virtual meeting on Monday 11 May.
April 2020
Covid-19 mobile testing unit coming to Croydon
A government mobile testing unit will be in Croydon for the next three days for key workers, members of the families and over-65s, to be tested for Covid-19.
Businesses urged to claim grant funding
Croydon businesses are being urged to collect their government grants to support them through the disruption caused by coronavirus. In a major drive to help businesses access support, the council has contacted over 4,000 small businesses locally in a range of ways to ask them to take up the funding but so far only received responses from around half of those
Croydon’s fourth Food Stop launches
A partnership between the council and the community has launched its fourth Food Stop for local families in need as a borough-wide welfare response to COVID-19 continues.