Issue - meetings
Housing Revenue Account Budget 2017/20
Meeting: 23/02/2017 - Executive (Item 112)
112 Housing Revenue Account Budget 2017/18 PDF 188 KB
Additional documents:
- Housing Revenue Account App A, item 112 PDF 84 KB
- Housing Revenue Account App B, item 112 PDF 89 KB
- Housing Revenue Account App C, item 112 PDF 185 KB
- Housing Revenue Account App D, item 112 PDF 193 KB
Decision:
That Council be recommended to approve:
1) The Housing Revenue Account budget;
2) Council house dwelling rents be reduced by 1% effective from April 2017 in line with the Welfare Reform and Work Bill 2015;
3) Garage rents be increased by 1.9% effective from April 2017 in line with Council fees and charges;
4) Shared Equity Rents will be increased by 2% based on September RPI, effective from April 2017;
5) Tenant Service Charges are set in line with estimated costs;
6) The Housing Major Repairs (capital) programme for 2017/18 as set out in Appendix C;
7) Sheltered room guest charges increase from £8.20 per night to £9.00 effective from April 2017.
Minutes:
The Executive considered a report setting out the Housing Revenue Account Budget for 2017/18 which included proposed rent levels for council housing and council owned garages.
RESOLVED That Council be recommended to approve:
1) The Housing Revenue Account budget;
2) Council house dwelling rents be reduced by 1% effective from April 2017 in line with the Welfare Reform and Work Bill 2015;
3) Garage rents be increased by 1.9% effective from April 2017 in line with Council fees and charges;
4) Shared Equity Rents will be increased by 2% based on September RPI, effective from April 2017;
5) Tenant Service Charges are set in line with estimated costs;
6) The Housing Major Repairs (capital) programme for 2017/18 as set out in Appendix C;
7) Sheltered room guest charges increase from £8.20 per night to £9.00 effective from April 2017.