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Housing Revenue Account Budget 2017/20

Meeting: 23/02/2017 - Executive (Item 112)

112 Housing Revenue Account Budget 2017/18 pdf icon PDF 188 KB

Additional documents:

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.