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Stay safe in very hot weather

Very hot weather is expected for the next few days. A red heat-health alert (the highest level) is in place for London on Wednesday and Thursday.  

Hot weather can be dangerous and can cause serious illness. Stay safe and look out for others who may be particularly vulnerable to the heat. Read advice on GOV.UK

Cool spaces

There are local cool spaces that are free and open to everyone. Visit them to rest, drink water and stay cool. Find a cool space near you

Access Islington hubs 

North and South Access Islington hubs are closed due to the hot weather. The Central Hub is open for urgent, in-person support, until 4pm today (Wednesday 24 June) but avoid travelling unless it is essential. 

You can still access our services online and you can call us on 020 7527 2000 if you need to speak to someone. 

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Manage your council tax online to win

Switch to paperless billing or pay by direct debit and you will be automatically entered into our local prize draws where you can win up to £3,000.

How to enter

All you need to do is set up direct debit to pay your council tax, or switch to paperless billing. Once you have done that, you get automatically entered for prize draws throughout the year.

Increase your chances of winning by signing up to both. You will get two entries into the prize draws.

Once you have signed up, you don’t need to do anything else.

How much you can win

There are three prize draws per year. They take place on the last Friday of September, November and January. You can win £1,000 in September and November’s prize draws, and £3,000 in January.

So far, Islington residents have won a total of over £50,000 in our prize draws!

What happens if you win

If you’re one of the lucky winners, we’ll contact you by email (or post if we don’t have an email on your record). We will pay your prize to you by cheque.

Please note that if you owe us money for council tax, we credit your winnings to your account to clear any debt first. We will post the leftover amount to you.

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