A CAMPAIGN to "restore justice" by tackling the way Enfield Council is given less cash than other boroughs has been backed by MPs.

Conservative David Burrowes and Labour representatives Kate Osamor and Joan Ryan say they support a petition by the Enfield Over 50s Forum calling for the discrepancy to be addressed.

Enfield Council gets £496.10 per head in government cash, while Westminster gets £917.59, and Hammersmith and Fulham receives £900.

There is also a disparity in NHS grants – this year Enfield gets £362m for a population of 320,000, but Camden gets £372m for 260,000, and Islington £339m for 233,000.

David Burrowes, the MP for Enfield Southgate, said: ”I am happy to endorse the petition for fairer funding for Enfield.

"I have raised the issue of the need for fair funding in Parliament with Ministers on a number of occasions and welcome cross-party efforts to get Enfield the funding we need for our public services”.

Although Enfield has 32.8 per cent of children living in poverty - the highest number across London councils - the government cut its grant by £11.6million in 2013.

Joan Ryan raised the issue on the floor of the House of Commons when she pointed out how although Enfield has the fourth highest population across London boroughs, this is not reflected in the money it is given.

She said she "wholeheartedly" supports the campaign.

Meanwhile, Edmonton's Kate Osamor plans to write to the Secretary of State for Communities about the discrepancy.

Joanne McCartney, the London Assembly member for Enfield and Haringey and deputy Mayor of London, said: “With an increasing population and increasing demand for council services it is vital Enfield gets the fair funding it needs.

"Enfield Council is being forced to make cuts to services, including those that affect the most vulnerable in our society; we need to get a better deal. I am happy to support the Enfield Over 50s Fairer Funding campaign.”

The petition has also been backed by council leader and Labour group chief Doug Taylor, who said Enfield gets less funding because the government uses population data which is up to 15 years old to determine where the money goes.

Councillor Terry Neville, leader of Enfield Conservatives, said: "I am more than happy to support the petition organised by the Over 50s Forum as it expresses what the Conservatives both in administration and in opposition have been seeking to achieve for years.

"The present formulae for assessing government funding for London boroughs is hopelessly wrong.”

Monty Meth, the president of the Over 50s forum, said: “This petition is seeking to restore some justice in the way our borough is treated by Whitehall.

“By supporting it you will not just be helping Enfield residents today, but future generations of Enfield citizens who want to live and work in a clean and thriving borough.”

Call 020 8807 2076 for petition forms. To sign the petition online visit https://www.change.org/p/enfield-borough-over-50s-forum-fairer-funding-for-enfield