Purpose

To consider the budget and make
recommendations to Council as appropriate.

Content

The Executive RESOLVED to
RECOMMEND that Council approves:
 
(i)           
The weekly rent for Council dwellings to be increased by up to
2.7%
from the 2024/25 weekly
rent charges, effective from 1 April 2025,
within the permitted
guidelines contained within the Government’s rent
setting policy
 
(ii)          
That service charges and utility charges at non senior living
accommodation be increased by 2.7% per week;

 
(iii)         
That the heating charges in senior living accommodation be
increased
by 20% per week from 1
April 2025 to £37.40;
 
(iv)         
The Service Charge in senior living accommodation be increased
by
1.7% per week from 1 April
2025 to £24.45;
 
(v)          
The revised HRA Business Plan for 2025/26 to 2054/55 as set out
in
Annexe 1;
 
(vi)         
The approved change to the fees and charges as set out in Annexe
4
is noted;
 
(vii)       
The HRA capital programmes as show in Annexe 5 and 6;
 
(viii)      
The financing of the capital programmes in line with the resources
as
shown in Annexe 7.