Council chiefs have agreed this evening to invest £16million over three years on redeveloping customer services.

Cabinet members will invest the total as part of the Enfield 2017 scheme that will aim to generate ongoing savings of £29million per year from 2017/18.

A minimum of £10.2million will be capital funding. There will also be a one-off revenue funding of £5.8million that will be funded by earmarked reserves.

Council Leader, Councillor Doug Taylor stated that the redevelopment of front line services will ensure a “better, simpler and quicker transaction”.

As part of the bid to make savings, Enfield Homes will be merged back into the Council on April 1, 2015, following “the expiry of the existing management agreement.”

The local authority has been tasked with saving £60million during the next three years.

All cabinet members relayed the importance of the scheme with Councillor Ahemet Oykener, cabinet member for housing believing the scheme was “slightly late” but “the council is heading in the right direction.”

Following the agreement, the proposal will now go to full council for approval.

Cabinet member for finance, Andrew Stafford revealed earlier this year that the council is “right on the edge” with cuts made to their budget.