Issue - meetings

To consider a joint report of the Leader of the Council (Policy, Finance & Devolution) and the Executive Councillor (Communities & Housing).

The Executive Councillor (Communities & Housing) (Councillor Sheila Bailey) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) requesting the Council Meeting to set the level of rent and service charges in the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and approve the HRA budget for 2017/18.

RESOLVED – (57 for) That approval be given to:-

(i)         A reduction in the average social rent of 1% for dwelling rents;

(ii)        An increase of 2.5% for rents of shared ownership properties;

(iii)       Service charge changes and increases as outlined in Section 3;

(iv)      A 2.0% increase in Carecall Charges;

(v)       A 2.0% increase in Sheltered Warden and Laundry charges;

(vi)      The Housing Revenue Account Budget for 2017/18 as set out in Appendix 1.

The names of those councillors voting on this resolution were recorded as follows:-

Those councillors who voted for the resolution were:-

The Mayor (Councillor Chris Gordon) in the chair; Deputy Mayor (Councillor Lisa Walker); Councillors Geoff Abell, Malcolm Allan, Brian Bagnall, Sheila Bailey, Stuart Bodsworth, Laura Booth, Walter Brett, Anna Charles-Jones, Richard Coaton, Christine Corris, Stuart Corris, Dickie Davies, Tom Dowse, Roy Driver, Annette Finnie, Dean Fitzpatrick, Colin Foster, Alex Ganotis, Graham Greenhalgh, Tom Grundy, Yvonne Guariento, Paul Hadfield, Philip Harding, Daniel Hawthorne, Keith Holloway, Linda Holt, Sylvia Humphreys, Mark Hunter, Mike Hurleston, Susan Ingham, Oliver Johnstone, Mags Kirkham, Julian Lewis-Booth, Syd Lloyd, John McGahan, Tom McGee, Wendy Meikle, Chris Murphy, Adrian Nottingham, John Pantall, Paul Porgess, Iain Roberts, David Sedgwick, Lisa Smart, June Somekh, Andy Sorton, Charlie Stewart, John Taylor, Jon Twigge, Alanna Vine, Mark Weldon, Wendy Wild, David Wilson, Elise Wilson and John Wright.

To consider a joint report of the Executive Councillor (Communities & Housing) and the Leader of the Council (Policy, Finance & Devolution)

The report recommends the rent and service charge levels for the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) in 2017/18 and provides a recommended HRA budget for 2017/18.

The Executive is asked to recommend that the Council Meeting approves:

a)      A reduction in the average social rent of 1% for dwelling rents;

b)      An increase of 2.5% for rents of shared ownership properties;

c)      Service charge changes and increases as outlined in Section 3;

d)      A 2.0% increase in Carecall Charges;

e)      A 2.0% increase in Sheltered Warden and Laundry charges;

f)       The Housing Revenue Account Budget for 2016/17 as set out in Appendix 1.

Officer contact: Michael Cullen, 0161 474 4631, michael.cullen@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Communities & Housing) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive to consider the rent and service charge levels for the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) in 2017/18 and a proposed HRA budget for 2017/18.

The Executive Councillor highlighted the most significant elements to the proposal, including changes to the method of levying charges for heating that would minimise the cost of increases for residents.

REOSLVED – That the Council Meeting be recommended to approve the following in relation the Housing Revenue Account Budget and Rent Levels for 2016/17:-

·           a reduction in the average social rent of 1% for dwelling rents;

·           an increase of 2.5% for rents of shared ownership properties;

·           service charge changes and increases as outlined in Section 3;

·           a 2.0% increase in Carecall Charges;

·           a 2.0% increase in Sheltered Warden and Laundry charges;

·           the Housing Revenue Account Budget for 2016/17 as set out in Appendix 1.

To consider a joint report of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration and the Borough Treasurer.

The purpose of this report is to provide the Scrutiny Committee with the opportunity to comment on an illustrative Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budget. The Executive will be meeting on 7 February to recommend to Council an HRA budget for 2017/18, including the level of rent and service charges.  The illustrative budget is based on a number of key assumptions set out in the report regarding income from rent and service charges; expenditure commitments contained within the HRA 30 year Business Plan and Asset Management Strategy and indicative spending requirements to support inflationary pressures and identified investment priorities.

The Scrutiny Committee is asked to comment on the report and the illustrative HRA Budget for 2017/18. 

Officer contact: Michael Cullen  on  0161 474 4631 or email michael.cullen@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the illustrative Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budget including the level of rent and service charges.  The illustrative budget was based on a number of key assumptions set out in the report regarding income from rent and service charges; expenditure commitments contained within the HRA 30 year Business Plan and Asset Management Strategy and indicative spending requirements to support inflationary pressures and identified investment priorities.

The Executive Councillor for Communities & Housing (Councillor Sheila Bailey) attended the meeting to respond to councillors’ questions.

RESOLVED – That the Council meeting be recommended to give approval to the proposed Housing Revenue Account Budget as detailed in the report.