Ukusukela nge-1 ka-Epreli, idolophu yaseLondon i-Kensington-Chelsea yaqalisa ukusebenzisa umgaqo-nkqubo ozimeleyo wokubiza iimvume zokupaka zabahlali, okuthetha ukuba ixabiso leemvume zokupaka linxulunyaniswe ngokuthe ngqo nokukhutshwa kwekhabhoni kwisithuthi ngasinye. I-Kensington-Chelsea County yeyokuqala e-UK ukuphumeza lo mgaqo-nkqubo.

Umzekelo ngaphambili, kwindawo yaseKensington-Chelsea, amaxabiso enziwe ngokoluhlu lokukhupha. Phakathi kwazo, iimoto zombane kunye neemoto zeClass I zezona zingabizi kakhulu, ezinemvume yokupaka i-£ 90, ngelixa iimoto zeClass 7 zezona zibiza kakhulu kwi-£ 242.

Phantsi komgaqo-nkqubo omtsha, amaxabiso okupaka aya kumiselwa ngokuthe ngqo ngokukhutshwa kwekhabhoni kwisithuthi ngasinye, esinokubalwa kusetyenziswa icalculator ekhethekileyo yemvume kwiwebhusayithi yebhunga lesithili. Zonke izithuthi zombane, eziqala kwi-£ 21 ngelayisensi nganye, ziphantse zibe ngama-70 exabiso eliphantsi kunexabiso langoku. Umgaqo-nkqubo omtsha ujolise ekukhuthazeni abahlali ukuba batshintshele kwiimoto eziluhlaza kwaye banikele ingqalelo ekukhutshweni kwekhabhoni yemoto.

I-Kensington i-Chelsea ibhengeze imeko engxamisekileyo yemozulu kwi-2019 kwaye ibeka injongo ye-carbon neutralization ngo-2040. Izothutho ziyaqhubeka zibe ngumthombo wesithathu omkhulu wekhabhoni e-Kensington-Chelsea, ngokwe-2020 yeSebe lezaMandla kunye ne-Industry yase-UK ye-2020. NgoMatshi ka-2020, ipesenti yezithuthi ezibhalisiweyo kule ndawo zizithuthi zombane, kunye ne-708 kuphela yeemvume ezingaphezulu kwe-33,000 ezikhutshelwe izithuthi zombane.

Ngokusekelwe kwinani leemvume ezikhutshwe ngo-2020/21, ibhunga lesithili liqikelela ukuba umgaqo-nkqubo omtsha uya kuvumela abahlali abaphantse babe ngama-26,500 ukuba bahlawule i-£ 50 ngaphezulu yokupaka kunangaphambili.

Ukuxhasa ukuphunyezwa komgaqo-nkqubo omtsha wentlawulo yokumisa izithuthi, indawo yaseKensington-Chelsea ifakele izikhululo zokutshaja ezingaphezu kwama-430 kwizitalato ezihlala abantu, eziquka ama-87% eendawo zokuhlala. Inkokeli yesithili ithembise ukuba nge-1 ka-Epreli, bonke abahlali baya kuba nakho ukufumana isikhululo sokutshaja kumgama weemitha ezingama-200.

Kule minyaka mine idlulileyo, iKensington-Chelsea inqumle ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni ngokukhawuleza kunayo nayiphi na enye indawo yaseLondon, kwaye ijonge ukuphumeza ukukhutshwa kwe-zero nge-2030 kunye nokunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni ngo-2040.