Housing Revenue Account Budget Setting 2026-27
February 10, 2026 Executive (Other) Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
...increase the weekly rent for Council dwellings by 4.8% and all service and utility charges by 4%, while also approving the proposed HRA revenue budget, revised HRA Business Plan, fees and charges, and capital programmes for 2026-27.
Full council record
Content
RESOLVED that:
It was recommended that
Council:
Increase the weekly
rent for Council dwellings by 4.8% from the 2025/26 weekly rent
charges, effective from 1 April 2026, within the permitted
guidelines contained within the Government’s rent setting
policy;
To approve an
increase to all service charges and utility charges of
4%,
To approve the
proposed HRA revenue budget for 2026/27, as set out in Appendix 2
to the report,
To approve the
revised HRA Business Plan for 2026/27 to 2055/56 as set out in
Appendix 1,
To approve the fees
and charges for HRA services for 2026-27, as set out in Appendix 4
to the report,
To approve the HRA
capital programmes as show in Appendix 5 and 6.
Related Meeting
Budget Meeting, Executive - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 7.00 pm on February 10, 2026
Supporting Documents
Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 10 Feb 2026 |