The Council Meeting has approved:-
· a reduction in the average social rent of 1% for dwelling rents;
· an increase of 1.3% for rents of shared ownership properties;
· service charge changes and increases as outlined in section 3;
· a 0.9% increase in Carecall Charges;
· a 0.9% increase in Warden Charges; and,
· the Housing Revenue Account Budget for 2016/17 as set out in Appendix 1.
The Executive considered the rent and service charges levels for the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and a recommended HRA budget for 2016/17 and recommended the Council Meeting be recommended approve the following:-
· a reduction in the average social rent of 1% for dwelling rents;
· an increase of 1.3% for rents of shared ownership properties;
· service charge changes and increases as outlined in section 3;
· a 0.9% increase in Carecall Charges;
· a 0.9% increase in Warden Charges; and,
· the Housing Revenue Account Budget for 2016/17 as set out in Appendix 1.