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Meeting: 21/01/2019 - Babergh Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 46)

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Cabinet Member for Housing – Councillor Jan Osborne

Minutes:

 

46.1           Councillor Jan Osborne, Cabinet Member for Housing, introduced the report.

 

46.2           Gavin Fisk, Assistant Director for Housing and Tricia Andersen, Professional Lead HRA Accountant were present to answer questions.

 

46.3           Councillor Adrian Osborne enquired how well rent increases and service charges were explained to tenants. 

 

46.4           The Cabinet Member for Housing clarified that the Service Charge was not going up and that that was communicated to tenants.

 

46.5           The Assistant Director added that all tenants received an annual statement which detailed the charges.  Staff were to receive a presentation on the current situation to provide support to tenants.

 

46.6           Members queried the graphs on page 52 to 53 and raised questions regarding new built homes.  Officers responded that 164 new homes and 19 shared homes had been completed.

 

46.7           In response to Members’ questions it was confirmed that the funding gap had been based on the current figures.

 

46.8           Members thank officers for the report.

 

By a unanimous vote

 

 It was RESOLVED: -

 

1.1           That the Babergh Overview and Scrutiny Committee endorsed recommendations 3.1 to 3.8

 


Meeting: 17/01/2019 - Mid Suffolk Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 54)

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Cabinet Member for Housing – Councillor Jill Wilshaw