Decision details

1.         That in order to comply with the provisions of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, the Cabinet Member for Housing Services approved the reduction of Housing Revenue Account rents by 1% from 1^st April 2019.

2.         That the Cabinet Member for Housing Services noted that the Council continues to exercise its discretion under the rent restructuring policy to set rents for new tenants and transfers on all re-lets at formula target rent from Monday, 1^st April 2019.

3.         That the Cabinet Member for Housing Services approved the variation of tenant service charges to be in line with estimated actual costs for 2019/20 from Monday, 1^st April 2019. 

4.         That the Cabinet Member for Housing Services approved a 3.3% increase (RPI as at September 2019) for charges for car parking, parking spaces, sheds and garages from Monday, 1^st April 2019.

Reasons for Decision

To set the Housing Revenue Account tenant rents and other charges for the financial year 2019/20. The City Council is required by law to give tenants at least 28 days’ notice of any variation to the rent charged.